Bet on MLB - Phillies Deliver Betting Bacon with World Series Win

The 28-year World Series drought was well worth the wait for the MLB betting fans in The City of Brotherly Love who believed in its Phillies enough to invest in its club's 20-1 preseason odds to win the 2008 championship. And following the regular-season, playoff BetUS MLB odds priced Philadelphia at +750 to win its first World Series since 1980.

Move over Philly cheese steaks, it's all about the bacon at those odds. If you're among the Philadelphia money-makers, congratulations! It was a much deserved victory for bettors and the entire Phillies franchise.

It was certainly a collective team winning campaign. Closer Brad Lidge could not of been any better, literally. Lidge converted all of his last 51 save opportunities this year, allowing him to put his 2005 playoff meltdowns behind him when playing in Houston.

The 45-year-old Jamie Moyer finally earned a ring after 22 years of never pitching in a World Series, but played a vital role in his first appearance. His performance in Game 3 paved the way for the Phillies to sweep all three home games.

Jimmy Rollins and Pat Burrell had an up-and-down relationship with the hometown fans. But the most tenured guys who went through the best and worst times of the season ultimately won the fans over, which isn't easy in Philly. And you have to tip your cap to skipper Charlie Manuel, who held his club together and showed grit having to attend the funeral of his mother, who passed away early this month.

All feel good stories for Philadelphia online sports betting fans that are passionately harsh when the chips are down, but they're appreciative of what they've gotten—its first major sports championship in 25 years.

And even if you invested in the Rays and it cost you a few coins, you still have to give the young team that's finished last in the AL East in nine of 10 seasons a ton of credit. Tampa Bay did itself and city proud, as baseball’s best success story scripted in the past several seasons, and the worst-to-first Rays have no reason to hang its head.

A year after finishing 30 games out of first-place at 66-96 (.407) in their division, the worst record in all of baseball, the Rays showcased a franchise-best 97 wins in one of the most improbable turnarounds in MLB history.

In 2009, Tampa Bay has a solid chance of again showing Boston and New York their many year's of AL East dominating supremacy is no longer solely owned by them. Expect another solid campaign in 2009 because the Rays' pitching rotation is young and this season's experienced gain could make the youthful arms scary good.

All-Star left-hander Scott Kazmir is only 24, and already the Tampa’s career wins leader. He’s also the youngest member of a rotation whose average age is 24.6, which made them MLB's youngest group of starters reaching postseason since the 1986 Mets. If you're an MLB betting fan, give the Rays serious sports betting consideration to repeat as division an ALCS champs next season.