2008 World Series

The corner of Broad and Sansom will always have a special place in my heart. In my travels around the city of Philadelphia, it is one of the few places that can smack me in the face with déjà vu. Whenever I walk by and look up at the windows above I still see the “David Wright shot a 72 on Wednesday” sign (this became a battle cry for me whenever the Phillies played the Mets, regardless of whether or not Wright was in the lineup). That was the prime location I was able to snag on October 31, 2008, bright and early at 8:34 a.m. There was an electricity in the air; the championship drought was finally broken and the streets were flooded with red. I’m still waiting for someone to tell me where the last eight years went. In addition to one of the happiest days of any Philadelphia fan’s life, it was also Halloween and the opportunity was not missed by the phaithful. Philly Jesus was walking around carrying a sign that read…

1994 No World Series is held due to a Player’s Strike. 1994 strike most embarrassing moment in MLB history. ... It was the 1994 Major League Baseball strike. Twenty years ago Tuesday, baseball came to a screeching halt and didn't return for 232 days. The strike canceled the rest of the 1994 season, and for the first time since 1904, even the World Series 1997 To honor Jackie Robinson, his number “42” is retired from all major and minor league teams. April 15, 1997: The magnificent night at New…

On October 21st, 2011, Theo Epstein took a job that many of his friends called career suicide. Epstein is the boy genius who guided the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series victory in 86 years. Epstein then chose to take on another colossal challenge by agreeing to become the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs, who have been on a 108 -year quest to win the World Series. When Epstein was named the new President of Baseball Operations, Cubs fans would stop him on the…

reporters after the game. “The last two starts were obviously null and void for me. The offense gives me two runs early and gives me runs again and I give them right back. It’s obviously a letdown not only for myself, but for the team. We’ll be better.” Lester is not the only pitcher in the Cubs rotation struggling of late. There has yet to be a quality start by a Chicago pitcher this month, a big part of the cubbies dropping nine of their last 10 games. During the 10 game stretch, the starting…

teams that spend the most money in the sport on their rosters tend to win the World Series every year.’’This quote shows how every team should have an equal chance of winning the world series. Also, all of the small teams have an disadvantage. Also, not a lot of teams with small payrolls will make it into the world series. For example ’’Since then, only two small-payroll teams have even made the Fall Classic: the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays and the 2014 Kansas City Royals. Both lost to teams with…

leagues at some point in the future. His first game with the Royals was in New Jersey in 1946. Although he was playing for the visiting team, he received a surprisingly positive welcome from the crowd. His incredible talent was recognized by many, but appreciated by far fewer. New Jersey was one of the very few places that welcomed the Royals in such a positive way, especially considering there was another African American player on the team aside from Jackie: John Wright. Although his first…

In the 2004 American League Championship Series, the Boston Red Sox faced off against their most hated rivals, the New York Yankees. The Red Sox were already in the midst of an 86-year World Series drought known as “The Curse of the Bambino.” 2004 was the closest Boston had come to winning a World Series title since the infamous Bill Buckner error in 1986. Red Sox fans had believed all year long that this was THE year. However, after being down 3 games to none in the series, the Red Sox faced…

Baseball during this time period was a newer addition to the American culture. It became called “America’s Pastime,” the game itself was played by everyone, young and old. It was a shock to the American society to find that eight of the 1919 Black Sox players were suspects of accepting money from gamblers to throw the World Series away. It is considered today as one of the biggest scandals in Major League Baseball history, along with the Pete Rose cheating scandal. As for the trial, some parts…

went 8-1 to capture the first ever gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. Softball was introduced as an Olympic sport for women-only in the 1996 Summer Olympics. The U.S.A softball team has won 3 gold medals, and 1 silver, and 0 bronze, so all in total they have won 4 medals. The first world softball championship was a women's tournament which was in held Melbourne, Australia, in 1965.Softball became an official Olympic sport in 1996. History of softball Softball…

Pirates roster because Roberto sounded too foreign. Using his quick hands and strong arms, he could handle pitches thrown in any location, Roberto Clemente also swung an imposing 36-ounce bat. “He played every game like his life depended on it,” said his Pirates teammate Willie Stargell (Roberto Clemente1 2). Roberto Passion for the game lead Pittsburgh to the World Series in 1960. Despite his skill, Roberto Clemente had a difficult time transitioning to the major-league baseball. Roberto found…