the phillies played against the tampa bay rays in the 2008 world series.
the phillies played against the tampa bay rays in the 2008 world series.
who did the phillies play in the 2008 world series?
tampa bay rays
the city's sole existing major league baseball team is the philadelphia phillies. founded in 1883, the team is the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional american sports. the phillies compete in the national league east and have won the world series twice, in and . the phillies have won seven national league pennants and eleven nl east division titles. in 2007, the phillies lost a game for the 10,000th time in franchise history; according to the elias sports bureau, no professional sports franchise in any sport has lost more games. for its first thirty years, the franchise often finished in the middle of the national league. led by pitcher grover cleveland alexander, the franchise appeared in the 1915 world series and made strong finishes in 1916 and 1917. after trading alexander in 1917, the franchise had one of the worst stretches in professional sports history, as it managed just one winning season between 1918 and 1948. the "whiz kid" phillies, led by pitcher robin roberts, reached the 1950 world series, but the team was swept by the new york yankees. the team finished towards the middle of the pack for much of the 1950s and 1960s. after a down period in the early 1970s, third baseman mike schmidt and pitcher steve carlton led the phillies to six playoff appearances in eight years. the phillies won their first world series in 1980, defeating the kansas city royals in six games. the phillies also appeared in the 1983 world series, but lost to the baltimore orioles. the franchise had just one winning season between 1987 and 2000, although the 1993 phillies appeared in the 1993 world series, losing to the toronto blue jays. the franchise experienced a resurgence starting in 2001, though it did not make the playoffs until 2007. from 2007 to 2011, the phillies made the playoffs for five straight seasons, winning the 2008 world series over the tampa bay rays and also appearing in the 2009 world series. since 2013, the team has finished below .500 for six straight seasons.
sports in philadelphia
the song also was popularized in philadelphia by phillies play-by-play announcer harry kalas, who made the song his personal anthem. kalas sang "high hopes" after the phillies won the 1993 national league championship, and again after the 2008 world series. beginning after his death, after each home phillies win, the home fans sing the song while the lyrics and a video of kalas are played on the scoreboard above harry the k's restaurant in left field.









































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high hopes (frank sinatra song)