And the Winner is…

Game 5 Recap Cont’d:
When we last left the Phillies and the Rays, the game was tied at 2-2 and a steady wind and rain made it impossible to proceed with the game. Cut to almost 48 hours later and finally the bottom of the sixth got underway with the Phillies pouncing first thanks to pinch hitter Geoff Jenkins who smashed a double, eventually scoring on a Jayson Werth single. But the Rays refused to give up, tying the score at 3 a piece on a Rocco Baldelli solo shot. However, the Phillies fighting ways ultimately decided the game. Pat Burrell missed a homerun by inches but reached second base safely and was replaced by pinch runner Eric Bruntlett who scored the game winning run off of a Pedro Feliz single to give the Phillies the 4-3 win and their first World Series in 28 years. Congrats to the Phillies!
WP: J.C. Romero (2-0) LP: J.P. Howell (0-2) S: Brad Lidge (2)

News&Notes: Congrats to Cole Hamels on being named World Series MVP…The Umpires admitted to a blown call in game 4...The ratings for the first half of Game 5 were not too good...MLB is looking into changing the rules so that all World Series game will have to go at least nine innings...The Brewers may be willing to shop Prince Fielder. Besides the fact that he carried Milwaukee through September, he's a franchsie player. I can see trading Hardy, but this seems crazy...The White Sox are reportedly not interested in re-signing Ken Griffey, Jr...The Angels exercised options for John Lackey and Vladimir Guerrero...Mets reliever Ambiorix Burgos was released from a Dominican jail...Colorado Rockies pitcher Luis Vizcaino was arrested on DUI charges in Tampa on Monday...Julio Rodriguez plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to five years in jail after he pulled out a gun and shot three people who were teasing him at Boston bar about liking the Yankees...And for our final popo story of the morning, Minor Leaguer Julio Castillo was charged with one count of felonious assault with a deadly weapon and one count of felonious assault causing serious physical harm after threw a ball at a Dayton player that went into the stands and hit a fan.
(photo: Charles Krupa/AP)