A small-market team and a short series often are guarantees of low television ratings for sports in this age of fractured audiences. 

President Bush has called the president of the Philadelphia Phillies to congratulate the National League team on winning this year's World Series. 

Many baseball fans here would not speak the "P" word in the anxious days leading up to the city's World Series title, lest they jinx the team. 

The Philadelphia Phillies are built to be more than a one-year wonder. 

President Bush has called the president of the Philadelphia Phillies to congratulate the National League team on winning this year's World Series. 

Tens of thousands of horn-honking, high-fiving Phillies fans streamed into the streets Wednesday night after Philadelphia won the World Series, celebrating the championship by knocking down traffic signals, spraying beer and shooting off fireworks. 

Standing near the mound he owned in October, Cole Hamels clutched his World Series MVP trophy and accepted keys to a sparkling new sports car. 

Now that they've won the World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies get to celebrate with a parade down Broad Street on Halloween. 

Brad Lidge dropped to his knees and raised his arms in the air, screaming "We did it!" Catcher Carlos Ruiz ran out and leaped into Lidge's arms and, starting with a big tackle from Ryan Howard, everyone piled on. 

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Charlie Manuel looked up at the crowd that loved to boo him and had one message for the Phillies fans all wildly cheering him now. 

No player backs up his bold words like Jimmy Rollins. 

For years, the red flag with that magical season -- 1980 -- printed in white has flown by its lonesome above right-center field at Citizens Bank Park. 

Fall Classic? More like the Rainfall Classic. 

Should the Tampa Bay Rays wind up taking the World Series back to Florida, the name of one of the heroes will not be found in the box score.