2008 Philadelphia Phillies season
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National League East champions National League champions World Series champions |
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President Barack Obama greets the Phillies
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| Owner(s) | Bill Giles |
| General manager(s) | Pat Gillick |
| Manager(s) | Charlie Manuel |
| Local television |
Comcast SportsNet CN8 WPSG-TV (CW 57) KYW-TV (CBS 3) Harry Kalas, Tom McCarthy, Chris Wheeler, Gary Matthews, |
| Local radio |
WPHT 1210 AM Harry Kalas, Chris Wheeler, Larry Andersen, Scott Franzke, Tom McCarthy WUBA 1480 AM (Spanish) |
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The Philadelphia Phillies' 2008 season was the 126th in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of 92–70, first in the National League East. In the post-season, the Phillies won the World Series; this was the first major sports championship for Philadelphia since the 76ers swept the 1983 NBA Finals. During the season, they were managed by Charlie Manuel.
The Phillies opened the season by posting their first winning April since 2003. They also scored 60 runs over 5 games in late May in a sweep over the Colorado Rockies and accrued a 14–4 record over 18 games entering the month of June. The Phillies' performance declined in late June, but they improved after the All-Star break, going 9–6 immediately following the midseason hiatus. Closer Brad Lidge earned eight saves in those games, and did not blow a save throughout the season and the postseason. Philadelphia traded sweeps with the Los Angeles Dodgers in August and went 13–3 in their last 16 games, taking advantage of a late swoon by the New York Mets for the second year in a row to capture the division crown. The team won its position in the playoffs after its second consecutive East Division title. The Phillies also posted the best road record in the National League, at 44–37.
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