Phillies pitcher, Cole Hamels, who will take the mound tonight in game five (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool)
With a 3-1 lead in the World Series, the Philidelphia Phillies enter tonight’s game with the momentum and the chance to bring home the title for the first time in 28 years.
While all sports fans know that it’s not over until it’s over, ESPN columnist Gene Wojciechowski believes that Tampa Bay might as well call it over.
Wojciechowski’s article, “Hamels, Howard and home field…yeah, the Rays are done,” lists three reasons to why the Rays won’t be able to do what only four teams in history have done in the World Series; come back from a 3-1 deficit.
The Rays have been in a similar predicament already this postseason…only on the opposite side. During the American League Championship Series, Tampa Bay had a 3-1 lead in the series that they let slip away as Boston won two straight games to even the series. The Rays held on, however, to win game seven 3-1.
