One remarkable ride is over, and the Tampa Bay Rays are already planning another. 

One remarkable ride is over, and the Tampa Bay Rays are already planning another. 

A small-market team and a short series often are guarantees of low television ratings for sports in this age of fractured audiences. 

A small-market team and a short series often are guarantees of low television ratings for sports in this age of fractured audiences. 

Many baseball fans here would not speak the "P" word in the anxious days leading up to the city's World Series title, lest they jinx the team. 

Tens of thousands of horn-honking, high-fiving Phillies fans streamed into the streets Wednesday night after Philadelphia won the World Series, celebrating the championship by knocking down traffic signals, spraying beer and shooting off fireworks. 

Tens of thousands of horn-honking, high-fiving Phillies fans streamed into the streets Wednesday night after Philadelphia won the World Series, celebrating the championship by knocking down traffic signals, spraying beer and shooting off fireworks. 

Tens of thousands of horn-honking, high-fiving Phillies fans streamed into the streets Wednesday night after Philadelphia won the World Series, celebrating the championship by knocking down traffic signals, spraying beer and shooting off fireworks. 

President Bush has called the president of the Philadelphia Phillies to congratulate the National League team on winning this year's World Series. 

Tens of thousands of horn-honking, high-fiving Phillies fans streamed into the streets Wednesday night after Philadelphia won the World Series, celebrating the championship by knocking down traffic signals, spraying beer and shooting off fireworks. 

Now that they've won the World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies get to celebrate with a parade down Broad Street on Halloween. 

Brad Lidge dropped to his knees and raised his arms in the air, screaming "We did it!" Catcher Carlos Ruiz ran out and leaped into Lidge's arms and, starting with a big tackle from Ryan Howard, everyone piled on. 

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Charlie Manuel looked up at the crowd that loved to boo him and had one message for the Phillies fans all wildly cheering him now. 

No player backs up his bold words like Jimmy Rollins.