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How Phillies, Rays match up in World Series

By Keith Law
Scouts Inc.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The World Series features two teams with scant playoff histories -- the Rays have none, while the Phillies have just one brief appearance in the past 15 seasons. The two teams feature some of the best players in baseball in Chase Utley, Evan Longoria and B.J. Upton, as well as a few of the best young front-line starters in Cole Hamels, James Shields and Matt Garza. Building off the pre-playoff scouting reports on the Rays and Phillies, here are some more observations on how the teams look after ...

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