BY SCOTT LAUBERST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- So, years from now, when you wax nostalgic about the 2008 World Series, what will you tell your kids or your grandkids?
Me? I'll remember how ear-splittingly loud it got here at the Trop Dome, with the cowbells and the music and the artificial noise blaring through the sound system. And I'll remember how everything was muted after Chase Utley hit his two-run homer in the first inning. Except for a few brief moments, Cole Hamels kept it that way with his fourth straight brilliant start of the postseason.
A few notes on Hamels:
-His four wins are tied for third-most all-time in a single postseason, behind only Randy Johnson (2001) and Francisco Rodriguez (2002). He's also the fourth pitcher in postseason history to win four games in four postseason starts, joining Josh Beckett (2007), Dave Stewart (1989) and David Wells (1998).
A notes on winning Game 1 on the road:
-The Phillies became the sixth team in the past 21 World Series since 1987 to win Game 1 on the road. Of the previous five, three (1999 Yankees, 2003 Marlins, 2006 Cardinals) won the Series.
Much, much more tomorrow from the Trop Dome.
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