Brad Lidge and the Philadelphia Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a three-inning sprint on Wednesday to win a suspended fifth game nearly 50 hours after it started and secure the World Series.Left in limbo by a two-day rainstorm, the Phillies finally secured their first championship since 1980 — finishing off the best-of-seven series 4-1.Pedro Feliz singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh and Lidge closed out his perfect season to deliver the title.“It was a crazy way to win it with a suspended game but we did and it’s over and we’re very excited,” 45-year-old Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer said. “It has been a long wait, but it’s worth it.”Bundled in rain jackets and blankets, fans returned in force to Citizens Bank Park and saw the city claim its first major sports championship in 25 years. No more references needed to those sad-sack Phillies teams in the past and their 10,000-plus losses.“They could taste it just as much as we could,” said pitcher Cole Hamels, voted Most Valuable Player of the series.It was among the most unusual endings in baseball history, a best-of-seven series coming down to a best-of-thee showdown when play resumed in the bottom of the sixth inning with the score tied 2-2.Hamels was a star in Game 5 — but never stepped on the mound on Wednesday night; Two Rays relievers warmed up to start, and there was a pinch-hitter before a single pitch. God Bless America was sung rather than the national anthem and it was quickly followed by the seventh-inning stretch.The game had been suspended on Monday night after rain made the field into a quagmire, washing out the foul lines, creating a puddle at home plate and turning every ball into an adventure.Commissioner Bud Selig eventually called it — he got booed when he presented the trophy to Hamels.For Philadelphia, it was more than a World Series win. It was a bit of redemption for all the losses, the jokes, the slights.“It’s over,” shortstop Jimmy Rollins said. “It’s over, man.”
Philadelphia Phillies is a team with more than 10000 lose. But they win the World Series this year. Tampa Bay Rays is a team with many young player. They defeat many team this year like Boston Red Sox. So there are many possible thing will happen in baseball game. Next year,Tampa Bay Rays maybe win baseball's World Series.
Philadelphia Phillies is a team with more than 10000 lose. But they win the World Series this year. Tampa Bay Rays is a team with many young player. They defeat many team this year like Boston Red Sox. So there are many possible thing will happen in baseball game. Next year,Tampa Bay Rays maybe win baseball's World Series.
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