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Baseball’s World Series opener

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Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay's Grant Balfour is pulled from the game by manager Joe Maddon [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 23 Oct 2008
Strike out
Evan Longoria strikes out [GALLO/GETTY]
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Fielder
Fielding is a lonely job for B.J. Upton [GALLO/GETTY]
Sliding in
Chase Utley slides in ahead of the tag of Jason Bartlett [GALLO/GETTY]
National anthem
The Philadelphia Phillies pause for the National Anthem [GALLO/GETTY]
Evan Longoria
Sometimes there is no one else to blame but yourself [GALLO/GETTY]
Ryan Howard
Ryan Howard throws the ball to first base [GALLO/GETTY]
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Akinori Iwamura
Akinori Iwamura slugs the ball [GALLO/GETTY]
Charlie Manuel
Philly manager Charlie Manuel tells the refs exactly how it should be [GALLO/GETTY]
Collision
Ouch [GALLO/GETTY]
Cole Hamels
Cole Hamels utilises his gymnastics training [GALLO/GETTY]
Stadium
Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida [GALLO/GETTY]