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Wednesday night in Philadelphia, the Phillies ended the cities title drought, by winning the World Series. The Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3, in the conclusion of Game 5, to win the series 4 games to 1.

In the seventh, Pat Burrell picked the ideal time for his first World Series hit, pounding a double off the wall in left-center field. Pinch-runner Eric Bruntlett went to third on a groundout and scored on Pedro Feliz’s tiebreaking single.

Also key in the game, was in the 7th inning, when Chase Utley threw a ball home to cut off a potential run at the plate. With Bartlett racing around third on an up-the-middle roller, Utley faked a throw the first — knowing he no shot of getting Iwamura — then threw home to get Bartlett at the plate.

Of course we congratulate the Philadelphia Phillies on the World Series win…but at the same time, we gotta give it up for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Rays had an amazing run this season, after 10 straight horrible seasons. The Rays won the best division in baseball, and captured their first AL East Division title. After winning the East, the Rays then went on to win 2 playoff series, and advancing to the franchises first ever World Series.

In the Series, the Rays bats calmed down, the umps calls were not on their side either…and things came undone. With the young talent on the Rays, the Yankees will have another team to reckon with in the East for many years to come!!

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