90-684: The Sun Oil Building is a historic building in the Center City area of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The 19-story Art Deco high-rise stands 230 feet (70 m) tall. It served as the headquarters of the Sun Oil Company from its erection in 1928 until Sun relocated in 1971. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on February 2, 1984. This article about
180-632: A property in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Center City, Philadelphia Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises the area that made up the City of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854 , which extended
270-554: A 2.77 ERA in 13 total innings pitched. Under normal conditions, games are considered to be official games after five innings, or four and a half if the home team is leading at that point. However, postseason games are operated by the Commissioner's Office, thus are subject to the Commissioner's discretion of how to handle the scheduling of the games. So, with rain in the forecast for Philadelphia, Commissioner Bud Selig informed both
360-482: A 2–0 lead when they loaded the bases with two outs off Rays starter Scott Kazmir , who then gave up a two-run single to Shane Victorino . Tampa Bay cut the lead in half in the fourth; Carlos Peña doubled with one out and scored on Evan Longoria 's RBI single, both players' first hits of the Series. The Rays then tied the game in the sixth when B. J. Upton singled, stole second, and scored on Peña's RBI single. The game
450-741: A World Series with other teams. Jonny Gomes , who was not on the Rays' postseason roster, played on the Boston Red Sox 's 2013 championship team. David Price won a World Series ring in 2018 with the Red Sox , but opted out of playing during the Dodgers' 2020 championship run due to COVID-19 concerns . Edwin Jackson won a ring in 2011 with the St. Louis Cardinals , and Ben Zobrist won two World Series in 2015 and 2016 as
540-453: A cold rain falling at Citizens Bank Park, some of the Phillies and Rays players opted for an Elmer Fudd look, wearing specially made caps with built-in ear flaps. The caps, manufactured by New Era , were introduced during this year's spring training but were not used on the field until Game 5. New Era also supplied regular ball caps to both teams, which some players continued to wear despite
630-401: A double and scored when Pat Burrell later walked with the bases loaded. The Phillies doubled their lead in the third when Chase Utley reached base on an error by Akinori Iwamura and scored on Pedro Feliz 's RBI single. The Rays cut their deficit in half when Carl Crawford hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning, but Ryan Howard 's three-run home run in the bottom half brought
720-456: A forceout at home and prevent the winning run from scoring. However, Ruiz's 45-foot infield single brought in Bruntlett for the win. The hit was fielded by third baseman Evan Longoria , who threw desperately to the plate in an attempt to keep the game going. However, any hope of an out vanished as Longoria's throw missed Navarro and Bruntlett scored (it would not be counted as an error). Ruiz's hit
810-405: A groundout from Jason Bartlett , scoring Navarro and trimming the Phillies' lead to 4–3. In the top of the eighth, B.J. Upton led off with an infield single, stole second and third, and scored on a throwing error by Ruiz, tying the game at 4–4. Eric Bruntlett was hit by a pitch by J.P. Howell leading off the bottom of the ninth, moved to second on a wild pitch by Grant Balfour and to third on
900-532: A key member of the Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs (where he won World Series MVP) respectively. Rays manager Joe Maddon was also the manager of the 2016 Cubs, while the architect of the 2008 team, GM Andrew Friedman , would win a World Series in 2020 and 2024 with the Los Angeles Dodgers . Evan Longoria was a member of the 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks who lost that year's World Series to
990-622: A parking lot, is a primary advocate for quality of life issues in Center City. Other community organizations of this type include Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Society Hill Civic Association, South of South Street Neighborhood Association, Washington Square West Civic Association, and the Queen Village Neighbors Association. 2008 World Series The 2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2008 season . The 104th edition of
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#17328560692831080-499: A season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic , set the new record for lowest World Series ratings with a 5.2. Currently, the 2023 World Series holds the distinction for having the lowest rated World Series . In Game 2, home plate umpire Kerwin Danley appealed a call to the first base umpire after calling strike three; the first base umpire called ball four to award the Rays' Rocco Baldelli
1170-446: A series of firsts, not just for them, but for Philadelphia. In winning their first championship since 1980 , the Phillies brought the city of Philadelphia its first major professional sports championship since the 76ers swept the 1983 NBA Finals , breaking the alleged Curse of Billy Penn . In summing up the firsts and given how long the city's sports fans have waited, Phillies President David Montgomery said that "our first name
1260-454: A single by Pedro Feliz to put the Phillies up by a run again, 4–3. This gave Howell his second relief loss in the Series. In the top of the ninth, Brad Lidge gave up a one-out single to Dioner Navarro and a stolen base to pinch-runner Fernando Perez , but was able to retire Ben Zobrist and Eric Hinske to complete his perfect season of save opportunities and secure the World Series for
1350-462: A suspended game reflect the start date of the contest; October 27 for this game. This was the first game in World Series history to be suspended. There had been three tied games in the history of the World Series: 1907 , 1912 , and 1922 , all of them called due to darkness. In general, no ties would be needed under modern rules, which provide for suspension of a tied game and resumption of it at
1440-478: A televised World Series. The 8.4 average Nielsen rating sank below the 10.1 record set two years earlier in 2006. 2008 bears the distinction of being the first World Series to draw lower than a 10.0. Game three's 6.1 rating also set a record, since surpassed, for the lowest rated individual game. The low numbers may have been affected by factors beyond MLB's control. Game 3 was delayed one hour thirty-one minutes for weather and, consequently, ended at 1:47 am ET. Game 5
1530-404: A throwing error by Navarro, putting the potential winning run on third with nobody out. Balfour intentionally walked the next two batters, Shane Victorino and pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs , to load the bases, creating a force play at the plate. Tampa Bay then brought the infield in (including right fielder Ben Zobrist who was brought in to be a fifth infielder), hoping to convert any ground ball into
1620-871: A traffic camera used by the Philadelphia branch of the Westwood One MetroNetworks traffic service. Across the street from City Hall is the Masonic Temple , the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania , a legacy of the Founding Fathers and signers of the Declaration of Independence , many of whom were Freemasons ; these include George Washington and Benjamin Franklin . While Philadelphia's population declined between 1990 and 2000, Center City's population increased by 10% over that same period. In 2007,
1710-559: A walk. Baldelli indicated that the calls did not come up in the locker room, and he did not believe they had an effect on the results. In Game 3, Phillies' pitcher Jamie Moyer threw the ball to Ryan Howard to force out the Rays' Carl Crawford at first base, despite umpire Tom Hallion calling Crawford safe in the game. In Game 4, Evan Longoria tagged Rollins at third base, though umpire Tim Welke had ruled Rollins safe. The league admitted these errors between Games 4 and 5. The Phillies' second World Series championship brought about
1800-610: A winning record, nor finished higher than fourth in their division. The second-seeded Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 3–1 in the American League Division Series . In the American League Championship Series , Tampa Bay defeated the Boston Red Sox in 4–3, to advance to their first World Series in franchise history. The Rays became the third MLB team in the post-1969 "Divisional Era" to make
1890-512: Is Philadelphia", and he and manager Charlie Manuel dedicated the championship to the city of Philadelphia and the fans. Manuel also dedicated the championship to his mother, who died on the day of Game 2 of the NLCS . Phil Sheridan of The Philadelphia Inquirer said that the 25 years without a championship "helped define this city as a sports town for way too long. It was long enough to turn passion too often to anger. Maybe this championship will turn
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#17328560692831980-472: Is also located in center city, at 1114 Walnut Street . Mütter Museum , a medical museum, is located in center city at 19 S. 22nd Street. Center City Philadelphia has a vast number of restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. McGillin's Olde Ale House , at 1310 Drury Street, is one of the nation's oldest pubs (founded in 1860). Center city streets and bridges include Benjamin Franklin Bridge , which connects
2070-413: Is home to most of Philadelphia's tallest buildings, including Philadelphia's City Hall , the second-tallest masonry building in the world and, until 1987, the tallest in Philadelphia, as well as the tallest building in the world for fourteen years (1894–1908). In March 1987, One Liberty Place broke the gentlemen's agreement not to exceed the height of the statue of William Penn atop City Hall. Upon
2160-786: Is home to some of the nation and world's leading cultural institutions. Avenue of the Arts , a city-designated cultural district, includes Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts , which houses the Philadelphia Orchestra (a Big Five orchestra ) and the Academy of Music , home of the Philadelphia Ballet and Opera Philadelphia . The avenue is home to multiple theatres, including the Miller , Suzanne Roberts , and Wilma theatres. Forrest Theatre
2250-600: Is in the U.S. Custom House, a part of the Independence National Historical Park , in Old City , Center City. The William J. Green Jr. Federal Building houses the Federal Bureau of Investigation Philadelphia Field Office . The Consulate-General of Italy in Philadelphia is located in the 1026 Public Ledger Building at 150 South Independence Mall West. The Consulate-General of Panama in Philadelphia
2340-630: Is located in Suite 1 at 124 Chestnut Street. The Consulate of Mexico in Philadelphia is located in Suite 310 of the Bourse Building off of Independence Mall. The Consulate-General of the Dominican Republic in Philadelphia was located in Suite 216 in the Lafayette Building at 437 Chestnut Street. It closed on November 7, 2005. The Consulate-General of Israel in Philadelphia was located on
2430-406: The 1983 NBA Finals ). This was the first postseason series lost by an MLB team based in the state of Florida; previously, the Rays and Florida Marlins were 8–0 in postseason series. Additionally, both the Phillies' World Series wins have come against a team making their World Series debut (in 1980 , they beat the Kansas City Royals ). The Phillies advanced to the World Series after defeating
2520-690: The 2001 New York Yankees . During that season they finished first in the National League East with a 93–69 mark, and eliminated the Rockies and the Dodgers in the NL playoffs. They would lose to the Yankees in six games. Subsequent regular season meetings between the Rays and the Phillies would be relatively uncommon. The Rays only visited Philadelphia twice within the next seven years (in 2012 and 2015). This would be
2610-572: The 2007 World Series champion, in the AL's Division Series and 2008 American League Championship Series . Games 1 and 2 at Tropicana Field were the first World Series games played on artificial turf since the 1993 World Series matched two teams, the Toronto Blue Jays and Phillies , which each played their home games on artificial turf at the time. However, 2008 is the first World Series ever played on second generation artificial turf. Ironically,
2700-540: The 2008 World Series , ending the " curse ". Seven other skyscrapers now exceed the height of Penn's statue, including One Liberty Place's little sister, Two Liberty Place . The Comcast Center, which was completed in 2007, became the tallest building in Pennsylvania , 30 feet taller than One Liberty Place. In 2018, the Comcast Technology Center opened, which is now the tallest building in Philadelphia and
2790-561: The Championship Series , 4–1, to book their place in the 2008 Fall Classic. This was the Phillies' first World Series appearance in fifteen years. The Tampa Bay Rays also began the season (their first after dropping the "Devil" from their name) with a winning record in the opening month of April. The Rays became the first team since 1903 to have the league's best record on Memorial Day (the last Monday in May) after finishing in last place
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2880-490: The Commissioner's Office , demanding a change to the rule. The following year , MLB amended its broadcasting contracts to allow World Series teams' flagship radio stations to air the games with local announcers, due at least in part to this outcry from Philadelphia fans. In 2008, both called the Phillies' World Series win. In both Nielsen ratings and total viewership, the 2008 edition of the Fall Classic set record lows for
2970-471: The Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL's Divisional Series and Championship Series , respectively. The team won its position in the playoffs after its second consecutive NL East division title. This was the Phillies' first World Series appearance in fifteen years . The Tampa Bay Rays advanced to the World Series after defeating the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox ,
3060-707: The Parkway Central Library at 1901 Vine Street, the Independence Branch at 18 South 7th Street, the Philadelphia City Institute on the first floor and lower level of an apartment complex at 1905 Locust Street , and the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at 919 Walnut Street. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is headquartered in Center City. Center City Philadelphia
3150-524: The San Francisco Bay Area . Several Nevada sports betting agencies treated the suspended game as a completed game and a win for the Phillies on Monday, October 27. Under Nevada house rules, the final score of a baseball game is determined by reverting to the last completed full inning, and the Phillies led 2–1 at the end of the fifth inning. Game 5 side bets on Philadelphia were paid off while bets on totals and run-line bets were refunded. During
3240-553: The 18th Floor at 1880 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Israel closed the Philadelphia consulate in 2016. Residents of Center City are included within the School District of Philadelphia . From the 1940s to the opening of what is now known as the Greenfield School in 1954, many residents attended public schools in other areas and private schools due to the low number of public schools in Center City. In 2005, in an attempt to slow
3330-404: The 1980 parade. Moyer grew up in the Philadelphia area as a Phillies fan and whose childhood hero was Steve Carlton , a member of the 1980 team, and whom he won against in his first Major League start. He was at both of the Phillies' World Series parades, skipping school to attend in 1980, and as a pitcher in 2008. Kalas was at both parades, as a broadcaster for the Phillies. When comparing
3420-589: The 6th, 9th, 3rd, and 17th districts. Among Center City's neighborhoods and districts are Penn's Landing , Old City , Society Hill , South Street , Washington Square West , Market East , Chinatown , Logan Square , the Museum District (located along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway ), Rittenhouse Square , Fitler Square , the Avenue of the Arts (South Broad Street), and Jewelers' Row . Center City
3510-520: The Center City area, located outside of Center City, include: Other high schools include: Combined middle and high schools include: Charter schools not operated by the School District of Philadelphia include: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia operates the following Roman Catholic parochial schools in the Center City area [1] : Other private schools in the Center City area include: The Free Library of Philadelphia operates
3600-658: The Phillies for the last three innings. Ryan Madson relieved Hamels in the eighth, pitching a single perfect inning. In the top of the ninth, Philadelphia left two men on base, but Brad Lidge remained perfect in saves as he delivered a one-two-three inning to seal the 3–2 win. The national anthem was performed by Los Lonely Boys . Tampa Bay took a quick 2–0 lead in the first inning when Akinori Iwamura and B. J. Upton reached base with nobody out and scored on back-to-back groundouts by Carlos Peña and Evan Longoria . The next inning, Upton's RBI single scored Dioner Navarro . Rocco Baldelli attempted to score from second base, but
3690-453: The Phillies were in both Series, but they no longer use artificial turf since the end of 2003. Philadelphia opened the season by posting a winning record in the opening month of April. The team scored 60 runs over a five-game span in late May and went 14–4 into the beginning of June. The team lost 9 of 11 games to end June, but came out of the All-Star break with a 9–6 record following
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3780-602: The Phillies. Phillies reliever J. C. Romero got his second win of the Series. The Phillies won the Series in five games despite committing at least one error in each game. This game also marked only the second time in MLB history that first-inning runs were scored in each of the first five games played in a World Series (it had previously occurred in 2003). Hamels was named the World Series MVP after winning one of his two starts with eight strikeouts, four earned runs off 10 hits, and
3870-408: The Rays and the Phillies management before the game began that a team would not be allowed to clinch the Series in a rain-shortened game. Because of the rainfall, Game 5 was suspended after the top of the sixth inning. Rain continued to fall in Philadelphia on Tuesday, October 28, and the game ultimately resumed on Wednesday, October 29, at Citizens Bank Park. Official MLB records and statistics for
3960-426: The Rays won at least 90 games each season, a remarkable feat for a team with one of the lowest payrolls in baseball. The 2008 Rays were covered in depth in the book The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First by Jonah Keri . The Rays returned to the World Series in 2020 , but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. Several Rays players from 2008 later won
4050-562: The Series in English for the Rays on WHNZ-AM in Tampa, with Ricardo Tavaras and Enrique Oliu working the Spanish broadcast on St. Petersburg's WGES-AM . Harry Kalas , Scott Franzke , Larry Andersen , and Chris Wheeler called the Phillies' English broadcasts on WPHT-AM in Philadelphia, with Spanish announcers Danny Martinez, Bill Kulik and Juan Ramos on WUBA . Following their contractual obligations,
4140-414: The Series. In the eighth, Jayson Werth and Howard each hit a two-run home run to cap off the scoring at 10–2. Philadelphia's four relief pitchers combined for three shutout innings. Due to the late completion of the previous game, Games 3 and 4 each ended on the same calendar day. The national anthem was sung by John Oates . Philadelphia scored in the first inning for the third consecutive game, taking
4230-574: The WPHT booth for an inning of Game 1. For international viewers, MLB International televised the game with commentators Rick Sutcliffe and Dave O'Brien . This feed was also carried to U.S. service personnel stationed around the globe via the American Forces Network . This World Series win had significance for McCarver and Harry Kalas. Both had been Phillies broadcasters in 1980 , but neither had gotten to call that year's World Series. McCarver
4320-409: The World Series in their first trip to the playoffs, joining the 1969 New York Mets and the 1997 Florida Marlins . Philadelphia won the series, 4–1. † - Game suspended in the sixth inning due to rain. The national anthem was performed by Backstreet Boys . The Phillies scored the first runs of the Series when Jayson Werth walked and Chase Utley followed with a two-run home run in the top of
4410-501: The World Series were delayed by rain storms in Philadelphia, with the start of Game 3 on Saturday, October 25 being delayed an hour and 31 minutes (with that game ending at 1:47 am EDT on Sunday, October 26). Game 5, which began on Monday, October 27, was suspended after the top of the 6th inning and resumed Wednesday, October 29. Wet weather which affected Game 5 continued into Tuesday in the Philadelphia area, as Major League Baseball officials studied radar data to determine when Game 5 of
4500-465: The World Series would continue under conditions deemed "appropriate." Up to this point, there had never been a rain-shortened game in Series history, and this was the first suspension. As a result, had it been necessary to play them, Games 6 and 7 in St. Petersburg, originally scheduled for October 29 and 30, were postponed until a later date. With temperatures plummeting towards 40 °F (4 °C) and with
4590-571: The World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays ; the Phillies won the series, four games to one. The 2008 World Series is notable because it is the only World Series to involve a mid-game postponement and resumption (two days later). The Series began on Wednesday, October 22, and concluded (after weather delays had postponed
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#17328560692834680-642: The city borders to be coterminous with Philadelphia County . The area has grown to the second-most densely populated downtown area in the United States (after Midtown Manhattan in New York City), with an estimated 202,000 residents in 2020 and a population density of 26,234 per square mile. Center City is bounded by South Street to the south, the Delaware River to the east, the Schuylkill River to
4770-879: The city designated the area bound by 11th Street, Broad Street, Chestnut Street and Pine Street as the Gayborhood . Sunoco has its headquarters in the BNY Mellon Center . Cigna has its corporate headquarters in 2 Liberty Place . Aramark is headquartered in Center City on the east bank of the Schuylkill River on Market Street. Comcast is headquartered in the Comcast Center . The law firm Cozen O'Connor has its headquarters in Center City. Kogan Page has its U.S. headquarters in Center City. Lincoln National Corporation moved its headquarters from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Philadelphia in 1999. In Philadelphia Lincoln
4860-575: The city with Camden, New Jersey , and Benjamin Franklin Parkway , a one-mile long parkway that runs from Philadelphia City Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art . Three major center city streets are Broad , Market , and South Streets. There is a 500,000+ sq ft underground pedestrian concourse that connects many of the center city Septa stations to businesses and office buildings. Primarily running under Market Street and Broad Street ,
4950-451: The cold weather. The games were televised on Fox in the United States with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (himself a former Phillies broadcaster ) as booth announcers and Chris Myers and Ken Rosenthal as field reporters. Jeanne Zelasko hosted the pre-game and post-game show with Kevin Kennedy and Mark Grace (Games 1, 2) or Eric Karros (Games 3, 4, 5). Fox Sports en Español did
5040-469: The completion of One Liberty Place, no Philadelphia major-league sports team won a world championship for the next two decades, a phenomenon known as the " Curse of Billy Penn ". In an effort to reverse the curse, a three-foot statue of Penn was affixed to the top of the Comcast Center upon its completion as the city's new tallest building in 2007. On October 29, 2008, the Philadelphia Phillies won
5130-511: The concourse spans east to west from 8th street to 18th street and north to south from John F. Kennedy Boulevard to Spruce Street . Amtrak 's primary Philadelphia station, 30th Street Station , is located immediately west of Center City, just across the Schuylkill River. SEPTA Regional Rail trains, New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line trains, Market-Frankford Line trains, and subway-surface line trolleys also service 30th Street Station, and both Megabus and BoltBus stop on streets adjacent to
5220-403: The end of Game 5) the following Wednesday, October 29. The AL's 4–3 win in the 2008 All-Star Game gave the Rays home field advantage for the series, meaning no more than three games would be played at Citizens Bank Park (the Phillies' home ballpark). The Phillies won their second championship in their 126-year history to bring the city of Philadelphia its first championship in 25 years (since
5310-489: The first inning. The Phillies loaded the bases off Tampa Bay starting pitcher Scott Kazmir with one out in the second, but Kazmir induced a fly ball from Jimmy Rollins , which was too shallow to score Shane Victorino , who was thrown out at home plate by B. J. Upton for a double play. The Rays loaded the bases off Phillies starter Cole Hamels with one out in the bottom of the third, but he also escaped this jam by getting Upton to ground into an inning-ending double play, and
5400-512: The flight of middle-class families, the school district and Center City District, an economic development agency, launched a program that promoted public schools in Center City, including Rittenhouse Square and Society Hill , and adjacent areas in Fairmount , Northern Liberties , and South Philadelphia . K-8 schools that have attendance boundaries in Center City and areas around Center City include: Neighborhood high schools for Center City and
5490-402: The following offseason, Selig's interpretation of the rules became codified, as the 30 MLB club owners approved a rule change stipulating that all "postseason games and games added to the regular season to determine qualifiers for the postseason" become suspended games if they are called before nine innings are played, regardless of whether the game would otherwise qualify as an official game , or
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#17328560692835580-399: The game at three runs with a one-out solo home run. Jason Bartlett then followed with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by relief pitcher J. P. Howell . Bartlett then attempted to score the go-ahead run from second when Akinori Iwamura hit a ground ball to Utley, who faked a throw to first, then threw Bartlett out at home for the third out to keep the score tied. This play
5670-575: The game's start. The Phillies scored in the bottom of the first inning after Jimmy Rollins led off with a single and eventually scored on a Chase Utley groundout. In the top of the second, Carl Crawford doubled, stole third base and scored on a sacrifice fly by Gabe Gross to tie the game at 1–1. Carlos Ruiz gave the Phillies their second lead of the night when he hit a home run in the bottom half. Starting pitchers Matt Garza and Jamie Moyer pitched six and 6 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings, respectively. The score remained 2–1 in favor of Philadelphia until
5760-409: The last professional sports championship for the city of Philadelphia until the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41–33 in Super Bowl LII in 2018. For the Rays, at the same time the ticker-tape parade went down Broad Street in Philadelphia, thousands of Rays' fans attended a rally at Straub Park in St. Petersburg , celebrating their 2008 season. Mayor Rick Baker said that
5850-423: The loss. The Phillies did not get on the board until the eighth when Eric Bruntlett hit a solo home run (his first since May 6) off David Price . The Phillies added another run off Price in the ninth when Carlos Ruiz hit a leadoff double, then scored with one out on an error by Longoria. Despite this, Price retired the next two batters to end the game, and the Rays' 4–2 win tied the Series at one game apiece. For
5940-434: The middle of the sixth, "the infield was basically under water." Rain continued to fall in Philadelphia on Tuesday, further postponing the game to Wednesday, October 29. The game resumed with the Phillies batting in the bottom of the sixth inning. Pinch-hitter Geoff Jenkins led off with a double and scored on Jayson Werth 's single to retake the lead for the Phillies, 3–2. In the top of the seventh, Rocco Baldelli re-tied
6030-401: The midseason hiatus. The Phillies posted the best road record in the National League , at 44–37. Philadelphia traded sweeps with the Los Angeles Dodgers in August and went 13–3 in their last 16 games, to win the National League East title for the second consecutive season. The second-seeded Phillies defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the Division Series , 3–1, and the Dodgers in
6120-432: The next possible date. Weather has caused numerous delays and postponements in Series history (notable postponements beforehand coming in 1911, 1962, 1975, 1986, 1996 and 2006), but never any suspended games before 2008. Although not officially a suspended game, the longest postponement for a World Series was during the 1989 edition in which the start of Game 3 was delayed 10 days, due to the Loma Prieta earthquake striking
6210-430: The non- flagship stations on the teams' radio networks carried the ESPN Radio broadcasts. MLB.com also carried the local radio broadcasts for online streaming, while XM Satellite Radio aired the local and national feeds to its subscribers. For Harry Kalas, this series brought together a father and son calling the series for different teams; his son Todd worked as a pregame announcer for the Rays, and joined his father in
6300-405: The parade to the one in 1980, he told WCAU-TV that "this is bigger...the biggest I've ever seen." In 2010, Philadelphia sports fans picked both of the Phillies' World Series wins as the two greatest moments in Philadelphia sports, picking the 2008 championship as the greatest moment. The Phillies returned to the World Series in 2009 , the first defending champion to return to the Series since
6390-418: The previous season. The team went 16–10 in June, but lost seven consecutive games leading up to the All-Star break. In August, the Rays lost seven games to finish out the month with an overall record of 84–51. The team concluded the season, albeit with a 13–14 record in September, by winning the American League East title for the first time in franchise history. As the Devil Rays, they had never finished with
6480-471: The rally "really needed to be done. There was so much demand in the community. They didn't win the World Series but they won the AL. And we want to celebrate that and thank them." He and Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio addressed the fans during the rally. Though the Rays missed the playoffs in 2009, they earned a winning record of 84–78, placing them third behind the Red Sox and eventual champion Yankees. From 2010-2013,
6570-481: The rest of the Series, the Rays would not take the lead over the Phillies again. Steve Carlton threw out the Ceremonial First pitch while Taylor Swift sang the national anthem. The third game of the Series was delayed for an hour and 31 minutes because of rain. Country music star Tim McGraw , son of Phillies reliever Tug McGraw , spread his father's ashes on the pitching mound of Citizens Bank Park, prior to
6660-404: The score at the time the game is called. The game is resumed when conditions permit at the same location from the point of suspension. The first usage of that policy occurred during Game 1 of the 2011 ALDS , which was suspended after two innings because of rain and was resumed the following day. 2008 World Series (4–1): Philadelphia Phillies (NL) beat Tampa Bay Rays (AL). Games 3 and 5 of
6750-408: The score remained 2–0 in favor of Philadelphia. The Phillies extended their lead to 3–0 on Carlos Ruiz 's RBI groundout in the fourth inning. In the bottom of the inning, Carl Crawford 's solo home run pulled the Rays to within two runs. Tampa Bay added their second run the following inning on Akinori Iwamura 's RBI double. Kazmir was removed after six innings; four Rays relievers combined to shut out
6840-575: The score to 5–1. In the next inning, Eric Hinske hit a pinch-hit home run to bring the Rays within three runs, but Phillies starting pitcher Joe Blanton responded with a home run of his own to put his team back up by four. It was the first time a pitcher hit a home run in the World Series since Ken Holtzman in Game 4 of the 1974 World Series . In addition to hitting his first career home run, Blanton pitched six innings, striking out seven batters while giving up two runs on four hits to acquire his first win of
6930-477: The simulcast of the Series in Spanish-language with Ángel Torres , Miguel Morales and Cos Villa behind the microphones. Fox's broadcasts were also streamed online at MLB.com . On radio, the Series was broadcast nationally by ESPN Radio with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan announcing, and a Spanish broadcast on ESPN Deportes Radio . Locally, Dave Wills , Andy Freed , Dewayne Staats and Joe Magrane called
7020-425: The sixth when Utley and Ryan Howard hit the 14th back-to-back home runs in World Series history, increasing their lead to 4–1. The Rays rallied to cut their deficit back to one run in the seventh. Moyer surrendered back-to-back hits to Crawford and Dioner Navarro to start the inning, and Crawford scored on a groundout by Gross, prompting Charlie Manuel to go to his bullpen. Chad Durbin relieved Moyer and induced
7110-525: The station. As of 2016 Taiwanese airline China Airlines provides a private bus service to and from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City for customers based in the Philadelphia area. This service previously stopped in Center City in front of the Marriott Hotel. The Center City Residents' Association , originally formed in 1947 to prevent Rittenhouse Square from being turned into
7200-497: The tallest building in the United States outside of Manhattan and Chicago. 1441 Chestnut, which is currently under construction, is also slated to be taller than City Hall. The first publicly accessible vantage point higher than City Hall opened at One Liberty Observation Deck on the 57th floor of One Liberty Place in 2015. Other Center City skyscrapers include the BNY Mellon Center and the Three Logan Square , which houses
7290-426: The victory, which would have been his fifth win in the postseason, tying an MLB record. However, when Tampa Bay again tied the game in the seventh, Hamels was left with a no decision . After the game was suspended, umpiring crew chief Tim Tschida told reporters that he and his crew ordered the players off the field because the wind and rain threatened to make the game "comical." Chase Utley agreed, saying that by
7380-492: The vinegar back into wine," and said that the fans "waited forever and a day." On Halloween , October 31, approximately two million fans lined Broad Street for a ticker-tape parade, making it the largest gathering for a championship parade in Philadelphia since the Flyers won the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals . This parade had significance for Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer and Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas , as they both were at
7470-456: The west, and Vine Street to the north. The district occupies the old boundaries of the City of Philadelphia before the city was made coterminous with Philadelphia County in 1854. The Center City District, which has special powers of taxation, has a complicated, irregularly shaped boundary that includes much but not all of this area and also extends beyond it. The Philadelphia Police Department patrols four districts located within Center City –
7560-428: Was suspended after the top of the sixth because of rain, making it the first game in World Series history not to be played through to completion or declared a tie. Phillies starter Cole Hamels , making his fifth start, had pitched six innings when the umpires suspended play. The Phillies pinch-hit for Hamels in the bottom of the sixth inning. By retaking the lead in that half-inning, the Phillies put Hamels in line for
7650-465: Was a backup commentator for Game of the Week on NBC , but he was not part of the network's Series announcing team. For Kalas, MLB radio-broadcasting regulations forbade local stations from producing live coverage of World Series games, instead forcing them to air the national CBS Radio feed of the games. Philadelphia fans were so outraged about this afterward that they started a letter-writing campaign to
7740-612: Was also suspended after 5.5 innings and resumed two days later. These factors likely brought the ratings down. In recent years, several World Series have surpassed 2008's ratings lows, forming a long-term trend of declining World Series ratings. The 2010 World Series also generated an 8.4, before the 2012 World Series set a fresh record low with 7.6 (though this was a sweep, which usually draws lower ratings). The 2014 World Series , 2018 World Series , and 2019 World Series finished with 8.2, 8.3, and 8.1 Nielsen averages respectively, all lower than 2008. The 2020 World Series , coming after
7830-559: Was headquartered in the West Tower of Centre Square in Center City. In 2007, the company moved 400 employees, including its top executives, to Radnor Township from Philadelphia . Center City is home to some of the largest and most prominent buildings in the United States, including: The Philadelphia Fire Department operates five fire stations in Center City: The Federal Bureau of Prisons Northeast Region Office
7920-419: Was later described as having saved the Series for the Phillies. Because Bartlett was on second instead of third before he got thrown out at home, Iwamura was credited with an infield single, instead of Utley being credited with a fielder's choice out. In the bottom of the seventh, Pat Burrell led off with a double off Howell for his only hit of the Series. Eric Bruntlett , pinch-running for Burrell, scored on
8010-458: Was the first walk-off infield single in World Series history, giving the Phillies a 5–4 victory and a 2–1 lead in the series. Phillies reliever J. C. Romero earned the win and Howell took the loss. Robin Roberts threw out the Ceremonial First pitch while Patti LaBelle sang the national anthem. Philadelphia took a quick 1–0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, as Jimmy Rollins led off with
8100-568: Was thrown out at home by Jayson Werth , keeping the Rays' lead at 3–0. Cliff Floyd extended the lead to 4–0 after leading off the bottom of the fourth with a single, advancing to third base with assistance from Navarro and Baldelli, and scoring on a sacrifice bunt by Jason Bartlett . Tampa Bay starter James Shields shut out the Phillies through 5 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings to earn the win, before being relieved by Dan Wheeler who pitched an additional scoreless inning. Philadelphia starter Brett Myers lasted seven innings, giving up four runs for
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