The longest rain delay during a game in Philadelphia Phillies history was 3 hours, 32 minutes during the June 9th, 1980 game against the San Francisco Giants.  The Giants went on to win the game 3-1.

The Major League record is 7 hours, 23 minutes on August 12 1990 in a game featuring the Texas Rangers at the Chicago White Sox.

There have been 109 shutouts in World Series history, most recently in game 3 of the 2006 World Series when the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-0.

Cole Hamels has only faced 5 players on the Rays current roster, and those 5 are hitting a collective .400 (4-10) against him with 1 walk.

Scot Kazmir has also faced only 5 players on the Phillies current roster, and those 5 are hitting a meager .222 (2-9) against him, but have drawn 5 walks.

With his latest 4 game suspension, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones will have been suspended for more than one-third of his playing career, or 20 games out of a total of 58.

The current Los Angeles Dodgers roster has a career batting average of .343 against Joe Blanton, whereas the current Philadelphia Phillies are batting a mere .205 against Derek Lowe.

The Los Angeles Dodgers finished the regular season at 84-78, the 15th best record, but will finish the postseason as one of the four best teams.

The USC Trojans have 399 wins in their 86 years in the Los Angeles Coliseum.

By winning their third championship, the Detroit Shock tied the number of championships their roommates the Detroit Pistons have won in the NBA.

John Kruk briefly played for the San Francisco Giants…in the 1996 movie “The Fan” starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes.

The worst line by a starting pitcher this year may go to Kip Wells who pitched for the Rockies against the Dodgers on July 21st.  He managed to give up 8 runs (only 7 earned) in just a third of an inning throwing a mere 40 pitches (24 strikes).  That’s one run every 5 pitches, and one run for every 3 strikes thrown.