An edition of Worth the Wait
(2009)
Worth the Wait
Tales of the Phillies 2008 Championship Season
by Jayson Stark
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For 25 years, Philadelphia waited for a team like the 2008 Phillies to come along. Waited for a team that could end the longest title drought on any city in America that fields teams in all four major professional sports. Waited for that one magical postseason run that could unleash a quarter-century of pent-up frustration. And then these '08 Phillies hopped on that magic carpet and made it happen. Unlike so many Phillies teams that were haunted by the past, this team was inspired by it, by the chance to place its own inimitable stamp on the franchise. And as the 2 million people who atte.
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Worth the Wait: Tales of the Phillies 2008 Championship Season
2009, Triumph Books
in English
1623686148 9781623686147
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Worth the Wait: Tales of the Phillies 2008 Championship Season
2009, Triumph Books, Benchmark Pr
in English
1600786553 9781600786556
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Front Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: Free at Last; PART 1: Dawn of a Championship Season; Playing Those Mind Games Forever; The Rivalry Erupts; PART 2: Five Moments That Defined a Season; The Shortstop Sitteth; Brett Myers Visits Scenic Lehigh Valley; Sweep Dreams; Sweet 16 (Again); The Clincher; PART 3: The National League Division Series; It's Never Easy; CC You Later; The Walking History Museum; The Team You Couldn't Kill; So This Is How It Feels; PART 4: The National League Championship Series.
What's That Sound? History-Makers at WorkCitizens Arrest; Life and Game 2 Collide; The Thrill of Victorino; Please Use the Stairs; Now It's Their Turn; PART 5: The World Series; Little Moves, Big Dreams; Why the Phillies Will Win the World Series; Birth of an October Legend; Outs Are Good?; Late Night with Carlos and Eric; One Win Away; Rain-Delay Theater; Only in Philadelphia; Worth the Wait.
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