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Red Sox sweep Rockies to win World Series 2007
The Boston Red Sox swept to their second title in four years with 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies in Game
4. The Red Sox become just the fourth franchise in Major League Baseball history to record sweeps in consecutive World Series
appearances. Boston also won all four games against the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004, when the team ended their 86-year championship
drought.
The wild-card Colorado Rockies started a postseason with seven straight wins and headed to their first World
Series after completing a four-game sweep in the NL championship series with a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- World Series title: Boston Red Sox
- AL champions: Boston Red Sox
- NL champions: Colorado Rockies
- AL East champions: Boston Red Sox
- AL Central champions: Cleveland Indians
- AL West champions: Los Angeles Angels
- NL East champions: Philadelphia Phillie
- NL Central champions: Chicago Cubs
- NL West champions: Arizona Diamondbacks
Odds by bookmakers
These are odds to win 2008 MLB World Series Championship published by online bookmakers before the start of the season:
Boston - 5.5
Detroit - 6.5
NY Yankees - 6.5
NY Mets - 8
LA Angels - 11
LA Dodgers - 12
Cleveland - 12
Ch. Cubs - 14
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Philadelphia - 17
Colorado - 20
San Diego - 22
Arizona - 22
St. Louis - 28
Milwaukee - 29
Ch. White Sox - 29
Seattle - 29
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Toronto - 30
Atlanta - 32
Oakland - 39
Houston - 40
Minnesota - 50
Texas - 60
Cincinnati - 70
San Francisco - 70
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Florida - 90
Washington - 100
Pittsburgh - 130
Tampa Bay - 150
Kansas City - 160
Baltimore - 180
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Major offseason changes
- Tampa Bay acquired Matt Garza from Minnesota for Delmon Young.
- Detroit Tigers signed Miguel Cabrera, Edgar Renteria and Dontrelle Willis.
- Minnesota Twins lost Johan Santana and Torii Hunter but they signed Delmon Young and Brendan Harris.
- Chicago White Sox added Orlando Cabrera, Nick Swisher and Carlos Quentin.
- Kansas City Royals signs Jose Guillen to a 3 year, $36m deal.
- Los Angeles Angels signed Torii Hunter and Jon Garland. They lost Orlando Cabrera.
- Seattle Mariners have acquired Erik Bedard and Carlos Silva.
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- New York Mets acquired Johan Santana.
- Chicago Cubs have signed Jon Lieber and Kosuke Fukudome.
- Florida Marlins added Cameron Maybin, Dallas McPherson and Andrew Miller while traded Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis.
- Milwaukee Brewers acquired Mike Cameron and Eric Gagne.
- St. Louis Cardinals have signed Troy Glaus.
- Houston Astros signed Miguel Tejada, Jose Valverde, Michael Bourn and Kazuo Matsui.
- Los Angeles Dodgers have appointed Joe Torre as their new manager. They signed Andruw Jones and Hiroki Kuroda.
- Colorado Rockies lost Kazuo Matsui, added Marcus Giles.
- Arizona Diamondbacks added Dan Haren while they lost Carlos Quentin, Livan Hernandez and Jose Valverde.
Calendar for season 2008
- March 25 - Opening day at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo: Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics.
- March 30 - Opening Night: Braves vs. Nationals at Nationals Park, Washington.
- March 31 - Opening Day
- July 15 - All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium (New York).
- September 28 - Final day of the 2008 regular season.
The World Series in the last five seasons
2007 Boston - Colorado 4:0
2006 St.Louis - Detroit 4:1
2005 Chi. White Sox - Houston 4:0
2004 Boston - St. Louis 4:0
2003 Florida - NY Yankees 4:2
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MLB 2007 Playoffs
| World Series |
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| Boston - Colorado | 4 : 0 |
| League Series |
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| Boston - Cleveland | 4 : 3 |
| Arizona - Colorado | 0 : 4 |
| Division Series |
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| Cleveland - NY Yank. | 3 : 1 |
| Boston - LA Ang. | 3 : 0 |
| Philadel. - Colorado | 0 : 3 |
| Arizona - Ch. Cubs | 3 : 0 |
MLB 2007 regular-season standings
| # | team | % | win-loss |
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| AL East |
| 1 | Boston | 59.3 | 96-66 (162) |
| 2 | NY Yank. | 58.0 | 94-68 (162) |
| 3 | Toronto | 51.2 | 83-79 (162) |
| 4 | Baltimore | 42.6 | 69-93 (162) |
| 5 | Tampa B. | 40.7 | 66-96 (162) |
| AL Central |
| 1 | Cleveland | 59.3 | 96-66 (162) |
| 2 | Detroit | 54.3 | 88-74 (162) |
| 3 | Minnes. | 48.8 | 79-83 (162) |
| 4 | Ch. Sox | 44.4 | 72-90 (162) |
| 5 | Kansas | 42.6 | 69-93 (162) |
| AL West |
| 1 | LA Ang. | 58.0 | 94-68 (162) |
| 2 | Seattle | 54.3 | 88-74 (162) |
| 3 | Oakland | 46.9 | 76-86 (162) |
| 4 | Texas | 46.3 | 75-87 (162) |
| NL East |
| 1 | Philadel. | 54.9 | 89-73 (162) |
| 2 | NY Mets | 54.3 | 88-74 (162) |
| 3 | Atlanta | 51.9 | 84-78 (162) |
| 4 | Washing. | 45.1 | 73-89 (162) |
| 5 | Florida | 43.8 | 71-91 (162) |
| NL Central |
| 1 | Ch. Cubs | 52.5 | 85-77 (162) |
| 2 | Milwauk. | 50.6 | 82-80 (162) |
| 3 | St. Louis | 48.1 | 78-84 (162) |
| 4 | Houston | 45.1 | 73-89 (162) |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 44.4 | 72-90 (162) |
| 6 | Pittsbur. | 43.2 | 70-92 (162) |
| NL West |
| 1 | Arizona | 55.6 | 90-72 (162) |
| 2 | Colorado | 55.2 | 90-73 (163) |
| 3 | S. Diego | 54.0 | 88-75 (163) |
| 4 | LA Dodg. | 50.6 | 82-80 (162) |
| 5 | San Fran. | 43.8 | 71-91 (162) |
| teams | titles |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
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| NY Yankees | 26 | finals | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 |
| St. Louis | 10 | - | finals | 1/2 | title | - |
| Oakland | 9 | 1/4 | - | - | 1/2 | - |
| Boston | 7 | 1/2 | title | 1/4 | - | title |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | - | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1/4 | - |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Francisco | 5 | 1/4 | - | - | - | - |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | - | - | - | finals | - |
| Baltimore | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | - | - |
| Ch. White Sox | 3 | - | - | title | - | - |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1/4 | 1/4 | - | 1/4 | - |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 1/2 | - | - | - | 1/4 |
| Cleveland | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1/2 |
| Florida Marlins | 2 | title | - | - | - | - |
| NY Mets | 2 | - | - | - | 1/2 | - |
| Toronto | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1/2 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1/4 |
| Kansas City | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| LA Angels | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1/4 |
| San Diego | - | - | - | 1/4 | 1/4 | - |
| Colorado | - | - | - | - | - | finals |
| Houston Astros | - | - | 1/2 | finals | - | - |
The table shows the overall number of World Series titles and team success in the last five
seasons. (title, finals - World Series; 1/2 - League championship series; 1/4 - Playoffs)
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