Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are flying high after winning the 2008 World Series and there is no reason they can�t do it again. The Phillies have the distinction of being the oldest,custom bobbleheads,BC Cat Skiing Benefits, same named,,, team in all of sports. They have been playing baseball as the Phillies since 1883 and have spent all of those years playing in Philadelphia.

The Phillies have won two World Series since their inception with the first being in 1980 and the second,custom bobblehead,Classifieds February 5, 2015, and most recent,custom bobbleheads, being in 2008. They have also won the National League pennant six times. Unfortunately for Phillies fans the down side to being around for more than two hundred years is that there is an opportunity to pile up a lot of losses.

In 2007 the Philadelphia Phillies became the first major league sports team to lose 10,personalized bobblehead,000 games. This somewhat dubious milestone left the Phillies all time record at 8,945 wins against 10,098 losses after the 2008 season. Of course since they were also world Champions at the conclusion of the season no one spent a lot of time talking about losses.

The 2008 Phillies also gave hope to all of the mid market teams out there. They won the World Series with a sub hundred million dollar payroll which many �experts� said couldn�t be done,customized bobbleheads. The Yankees and Red Sox spent more than one hundred and fifty million dollars the year the Phillies won the Red Sox got bounced in the ALCS while the Yankees and their 200 million dollar plus payroll didn�t make the playoffs at all,Coaching Soccer Drills 4 Simple Steps To Great Coaching,customize bobblehead.

The Phillies have nine members enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame wearing Phillies hats and there are twenty six other Hall of Famers who played at least a portion of their career in Philadelphia. According to Hall of Famer and current ESP commentator said that current Philly Chase Utley has a chance to join the Phillies that are currently enshrined in the Hall,How To Take The Phuket Ferry,personalized bobbleheads. In fact Morgan said that Chase Utley has a shot at becoming the best offensive second baseman to ever play the game,personalized bobblehead. This is high praise indeed coming from one of the best who has ever played,personalized bobble heads.

The Phillies World Series win in 2008 was one of the most exciting runs in recent sports memory. They played great defense, had timely hitting,customize bobblehead, and the best closer in baseball. They were led by respected baseball lifer Charlie Manuel who had the knack for making the correct managerial move at the right time all season long.

The Phillies play their home games in Citizen�s Bank Park since they moved from venerable Veterans Stadium in 2003. The ballpark seats 43,customized bobbleheads,500 fans and averaged 42,personalized bobbleheads,254 fans per game in 2008. This means more than three million people saw the Phillies play baseball in �08. These numbers are expected to rise over the next few years as the Phillies are now World Champions.

The Phillies are going to be a team to be reckoned with for the next several seasons of Major League Baseball due to the relative youth of its stars,personalized bobble heads, a commitment to playing championship level baseball,custom bobblehead, and an owner who is willing to spend some money to attract free agents.