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"That is a tough chair to sit in," Green said, referring to the seat
behind the manager's desk. "It's nice to have company. He earned
this."
The Phillies earned this last victory, down to the last
strike.
Since the LCS began in 1969, nine teams have gone undefeated at
home in the postseason.
Jimmy Rollins kissed his finger and raised it to
the air. Shane Victorino and Eric Bruntlett raced in from the
outfield.
"The most amazing dash of my life," Bruntlett said.
The
players on the field made the magic happen. They rallied off a 24-6 record in
the final 30 games to a run through October.
At the top of the list was
Cole Hamels, the lefty who pitched the first part of this split Game 5 and won
Game 1. Hamels was named the Series MVP.
Geoff Jenkins secured his World
Series moment when he led off the bottom of the sixth with a leadoff double to
deep right-center. That was his first postseason hit.
"You dream about
getting that one big hit to help the team win," said Jenkins, who was told prior
to the game that he would be hitting. "Tonight was that night for
me."
That lead was short-lived, as Rocco Baldelli hit a long home run off
of Ryan Madson over left-field in the seventh. Jason Bartlett singled and was
sacrificed to second by J.P. Howell, setting up a brilliant defensive play by
second baseman Chase Utley.
With Bartlett racing around third on an
up-the-middle roller, Utley faked a throw the first. He knew he had no shot of
getting Iwamura. Then he threw home to get Bartlett at the plate.
In the
seventh, Pat Burrell picked the ideal time for his first World Series hit,
pounding a double off the wall in left-center. Bruntlett, the pinch-runner, went
to third on a groundout and scored what would be the winning run of a
championship season on Pedro Feliz's tiebreaking single.
J.C. Romero got
the win while Lidge sealed the Phillies first championship since
1980.
The Phillies became just the fifth team in World Series history to
win the World Series by winning three games at home after a splitting the first
two games on the road
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Even with the rise of Washington's program under Don James in the 1980's and
Steve Vai, download Futurama, download Elvis Presleyearly 1990's, USC or UCLA still went to the Rose Bowl seven times between
1981
and 1995. UCLA dominated the series in the 1990's winning eight
straight from
1991-1998. USC won seven straight from 1999-2005 and have won
the last three
contests going into Saturday's matchup.
The
Coaches
There have
been some legendary coaches that have been part of
this huge rivalry. UCLA had
Red Sanders, Tommy Prothro, Pepper Rodgers, Dick
Vermeil, Terry Donahue, and now
have Rick Neuheisel. Coach Donahue had a
record of 151-74-8 and Red Sanders led
the Bruins to their only National
Championship. USC had greatness as well with
Howard Jones going 121-36-13
with 4 National Championships in 16 years. There was also John