2008 World Series – Position By Position Breakdown
22/10/2008 00:23
The Tampa Bays Rays look to continue their unlikely 2008 season with a World Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies when the series starts on Wednesday.
The Rays became the first team since the 1991 Atlanta Braves to reach the World Series a year after having the worst record in the game. They are also only the third team in history to make it the final after 10 or more consecutive losing seasons.
The Phillies are returning to the fall classic for the first time since they lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6 of the 1993 Series. Their only championship win was in 1980.
The two clubs have met 15 times in the regular season, with the Rays winning 10 of those games.
With that in mind, TSN.ca has broken down the match-ups at each position. The stats provided are this season's playoff numbers leading up to the World Series.
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To read more of TSN’s position-by-position breakdown of the 2008 World Series, click here.