Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
Phillies franchise hits leader Jimmy Rollins remembers the last time the Rays reached the World Series.
For the first time since their 2008 World Series defeat to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Tampa Bay Rays are headed back to the Fall Classic — edging the Houston Astros in Saturday evening’s winner-take-all American League Championship Series Game 7.
Jimmy Rollins made sure the national audience remembered what the Phillies accomplished 12 years ago against the Rays and rising stars such as David Price and Evan Longoria.