<Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 2007 </Td> <Td> World Series </Td> <Td> 2009 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 2007 </Td> <Td> World Series </Td> <Td> 2009 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 season . The 104th edition of the World Series, it was a best - of - seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays; the Phillies won the series, four games to one . The 2008 World Series is notable because it is the only Fall Classic to involve a mid-game suspension and resumption (two days later). </P> <P> The Series began on Wednesday, October 22, and (after weather delays had postponed the end of Game 5) concluded the following Wednesday, October 29 . The AL's 4--3 win in the 2008 All - Star Game gave the Rays home field advantage for the series, meaning no more than three games would be played at the Phillies' stadium Citizens Bank Park . The Phillies won their second championship in their 126 - year history to bring the city of Philadelphia its first championship in 25 years (since the 1983 NBA Finals). This was the first postseason series lost by a MLB team based in the state of Florida; previously, the Rays and Florida Marlins were 8--0 in post-season series . </P>

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