Customer Reviews

Champions: A Look Back at the Phillies Triumphant 2008 Season

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There have been a few books released on the Phillies championship run. This book is easily the best of those already available. The pictures in particular are magnificent. Sports Illustrated has always been known for their great photos, but the pictures in this book put those in the Sports Illustrated magazine and commemorative book to shame. Shane Victorino is my favorite player and the photos of him rounding the bases after his grand slam off Sabathia and then being restrained by his team mates after a ball was thrown at his head during the playoffs with the Dodgers are priceless. This will make a great holiday gift for any Phillies fan.

Finally Philly doesn't only have a Championship team, but also a spectacular book to commerate a fabulous year of the World Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies. This book, written by the Philadelphia Inquirer captures the raw emotion and the important details of this special team. I am amazed by the quality of the full color pictures - they pop out of the page - and you really feel the spirit and joy of this hard working team. I bought one copy for my family - but after seeing the book, we are now buying it for holiday gifts and for our former Philadelphia friends living elsewhere. This is a great deal and a beautiful keepsake. Enjoy.

Being 24 years old now, before this season I had never seen a Championship team in Philadelphia. So, like many others around my age, I went crazy on October 29th, 2008 when Brad Lidge struck out pinch hitter Eric Hinske to win the World Series in 5 games (I was at the rain soaked Game 3 which didn't start until 10 and ended 2 AM-and there wasn't an empty seat in the stadium).

Anyway-on to the review. My point being is that this book perfectly captures the essence of appearing in, and winning, The World Series. Great pictures, great writers, everything that I hoped for the second the last out was made. As a Phillies fan for 24 years, I would have expected nothing less.

I was looking for a book that had a lot of the photographs that I saw during the playoffs. This book is full. It does have stories too that I have enjoyed reading.

I bought this for a friend of mine. It is a great book with lots of photos capturing their rise to championship in 2008. Non-Phillie fans will be bored....

Great pictures! They really jump off the page. Book walks you through all three playoff series', the team throughout the seaon and the players. I will always cherish the 2008 Championship through this book.

I chose this book largely on the basis of customer reviews, which said the photos were outstanding. It was a birthday gift for my 11-year-old grandson who is an avid baseball fan. He loved the book.

Nice pictures, good overall review of the great 2008 playoff and WS run. I will love looking back on this World Series Championship years down the road. This book will be a great keepsake. Worth having!

Since I work at the Phillies and saw all 88 home games in 2008 I truly can review this video. All I can say is that it is great....

If you are a true Phillies fan, you will enjoy all of the memories. You will never get tired of reading it.