Step closer to the World Series
The Championship Series in the American and National leagues are here.
You read it, with the 2008 MLB playoffs down to its final two best-of-seven championship series wars, only four teams remain all trying to advance to the biggest stage of them all, the World Series.
Two teams from the National League and another two from the American League will duke it out with a spot at the 2008 MLB World Series at stake. Yes, it only gets better people.
We’ll start with the NLCS as the National League West champions, Los Angeles Dodgers, meet the National League East champions, Philadelphia Phillies in a best-of-seven championship series beginning Thursday.
The Philadelphia Phillies, having the better regular season record, will have the home field advantage for this one. This series marks the first postseason meeting between the Phillies and the Dodgers since the 1983 NLCS, which Philadelphia won 3-1 before losing to Baltimore in the World Series. It also marks the first NLCS for both teams since the Division Series was instituted in 1994.
Overall, this is the fourth time these two teams have met in the postseason. In addition to the 1983 NLCS, the Dodgers defeated the Phillies 3-1 in the NLCS in both 1977 and 1978.
In the ALCS, we have the surprising Tampa Bay Rays looking to extend their Cinderella run against the defending world champions, Boston Red Sox, when they start their best-of-seven American League Championship Series this Friday.
The Tampa Bay Rays was the worst team in the majors last year, but they have turned things around this season to play for a spot in the World Series. Tampa Bay, which never won more than 70 games during its 10 previous seasons, went from 96 losses last year to 97 wins, passing big-spending teams like the New York Yankess and of course, the Red Sox in the AL East standings.
No longer bedeviled, this Tampa Bay team formerly known as the Devil Rays won all year with young talent and improved pitching. It should be interesting to see if this Cinderella run in Tampa continues.
Which team will win the 2008 MLB World Series? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.
Boston Red Sox 3.00
Tampa Bay Rays 3.25
Los Angeles Dodgers 3.50
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