A familiar face - and voice - on the Cleveland sports scene has died today after a long battle with illness. Herb Score, a longtime Indians pitcher and broadcaster, passed away at age 75.

Herbert Jude Score was born June 7, 1933 in Rossdale, New York. He got his start in the world of professional sports as an athlete, coming up as a rookie with the Indians in 1955. He was a standout pitcher on a phenomenal Indians team that included the likes of Bob Feller and Bob Lemon, and went 16-10 with a 2.85 ERA in his rookie year. During his first year in the big leagues, Score also struck out a record 245 batters, a record that stood until 1984.

An unfortunate injury - a line drive off the bat of Gil McDougald that shattered numerous bones in his face - completely altered the course of Score's big league career, and he never fully recovered or regained the prowess he once possessed on the pitching mound. He stuck with the Tribe before he was traded to the White Sox, and retired in 1962.

The baseball bug never left Score, and from 1964 to 1967 he served as an announcer on the Indians' television broadcast. In 1968, Score made the transition to radio broadcast, where he remained the Indians radio broadcast announcer until 1997.

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels has won the 2008 MVP Award. For winning the award, Hamels received a Chevy Camaro from General Motors. The lefty went 1-0 in the 2008 World Series and 4-0 in the postseason compiling an ERA of less than 2.00.

Here is a list of all World Series MVP's since the award was created in the mid-1950's:

Year Player Team
1955 Johnny Podres Brooklyn Dodgers
1956 Don Larsen New York Yankees
1957 Lew Burdette Milwaukee Braves
1958 Bob Turley New York Yankees
1959 Larry Sherry Los Angeles Dodgers
1960 Bobby Richardson New York Yankees†
1961 Whitey Ford New York Yankees
1962 Ralph Terry New York Yankees
1963 Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers
1964 Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals
1965 Sandy Koufax (2) Los Angeles Dodgers
1966 Frank Robinson Baltimore Orioles
1967 Bob Gibson (2) St. Louis Cardinals
1968 Mickey Lolich Detroit Tigers
1969 Donn Clendenon New York Mets
1970 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles
1971 Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates
1972 Gene Tenace Oakland Athletics
1973 Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics
1974 Rollie Fingers Oakland Athletics
1975 Pete Rose Cincinnati Reds
1976 Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds
1977 Reggie Jackson (2) New York Yankees
1978 Bucky Dent New York Yankees

The Philadelphia Phillies have defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in game 5 of the World Series and have won the 2008 championship in Major League Baseball. This was only the second time in the history that the Phillies won a World Series title and ended a drought of 28 years of being champions in the world of

Game 5 had to be continued after rain interrupted play on Monday evening with the score tied 2-2 in the 6th inning. It didn't take long for the Phillies to get on the scoreboard when play resumed tonight as Geoff Jenkins led off the bottom of the 6th with a double and scored two batters later when Jayson Werth blooped a hit into center field. The Rays were able to tie the game in the 7th on a solo home run by Rocco Baldelli. The Phillies answered back in the Pat Burrell got a rally started by doubling to center field. Charlie Manuel elected to have Eric Bruntlett run for Burrell , and Bruntlett would score the winning run for the world champions when Pedro Feliz singled him in.

Brad Lidge came in the ninth to secure the victory for the Phillies as the 43,000 plus on hand celebrated the franchises first World Series title since 1980.

The Tampa Bay Rays have defeated the Boston Red Sox to win the American League pennant tonight. The Rays, who were pegged as an also ran in the AL East to start the season, will have home field advantage when they meet the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series which starts Wednesday.

Here is the schedule of the 2008 World Series which will air on FOX:

Gm 1 Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Wed Oct. 22 8:00 PM FOX
Gm 2 Tampa Bay @ American League Champion Thu Oct. 23 8:00 PM FOX
Gm 3 Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia Phillies Sat Oct. 25 8:00 PM FOX
Gm 4 Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia Phillies Sun Oct. 26 8:00 PM FOX
Gm 5* Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia Phillies Mon Oct. 27 8:00 PM FOX
Gm 6* Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Wed Oct. 29 8:00 PM FOX
Gm 7* Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Thu Oct. 30 8:00 PM FOX

Last week Barack Obama purchased 30-minutes of prime time airtime on CBS and NBC, and was looking make further purchases at ABC and FOX. At the time, a FOX airtime purchase was considered unlikely due to the World Series which would be airing. It seems however, that Obama waved enough cash and FOX was willing to negotiate, giving him the primetime slot he desired.

Obama's 30-minute infomercial is set to air on October 29 at 8pm on CBS, NBC and Fox. As a result, the start time of Game 6 of the World Series would be pushed back by 18 minutes. Major League Baseball signed off on moving the first pitch of Game 6 to accommodate Obama's infomercial.

Changing the time of the World Series has angered many Republicans. Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Courant said, "It's unfortunate that the World Series' first pitch is being delayed for Obama's political pitch. Not only is Obama putting politics before principle, he's putting it before our national pastime."

The Philadelphia Phillies have defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 tonight in the National League Championship Series and will represent the National League in the World Series. The Phillies will face the winner of the ALCS, in which the Tampa Rays currently own a 3-1 lead against the Boston Red Sox.

The Phillies, managed by Cleveland Indians ex skipper Charlie Manuel, will be making their first World Series trip since they were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993.

Phillies' Leadoff hitter Jimmy Rollins started off the game by hitting a home run and would score again in the 3rd 2008 NL MVP candaiate Ryan Howard, who won the award in 2006, went 3-4 while driving in a run and scoring in the game as well. Picking up the win for Philly was Cole Hamels who went 7 strong innings allowing only 1 run on 5 hits. Brad Lidge came in to seal the deal in the 9th in a non save situation and sealed the pennant for Philadelphia.

The Tampa Bay Rays have defeated the Boston Red Sox today in game three of the American League Championship Series. The Rays now own a 2-1 lead the seven game series which determines who represents the AL in this years World Series.

Matt Garza picked up the win for the Rays pitching 6 solid innings while the The Rays offense all contributed with base hits in the game as the team rapped the Boston Red Sox pitching staff for 11 hits in the twilight afair. BJ Upton, Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria, and Rocco Baldelli all hit home runs in the 9-1 onslaught.

Game 4 of the series is set for a first pitch at 8:07 tomorrow and can be seen on TBS.

NL East champion the Philadelphia Phillies have taken care of business and won the first two games of the National League Championship Series as they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 today. Phillies Centerfielder Shane Victorino went 2-5 and drove in 4 runs for the Phillies as the team scored 4 in the 2nd and third. The Dodgers Manny Ramirez tried to bring his club back with a 3 run hr in the third but the Dodgers offense didn't have any more juice the rest of the game and now find themselves down 2-0 in the best of 7 series.

Picking up the win for the Philly was Brett Myers who went 5 innings. Brad Lidge worked a 1-2-3 9th for the Phillies as he picked up his second save in as many days. The loser was Dodgers right handed pitcher Chad Billingsley, who got chased after only 2 1/3 innings and was responsible for all the runners that scored against his team.

The Series now moves to Los Angeles and will resume on Sunday. The NLCS airs on FOX.