Archive for October, 2009
11 Reasons Why Yankees Should Get Title No. 27 »
Put on your old Donnie Baseball jersey, pour a cold beer, and get out your Tim McCarver voodoo doll...it's time for the World Series! River & Sunset has 11 reasons why the American League champion Yankees will topple the National League champion Phillies in the annual Fall Classic. 11. Home-field advantage The Yankees went 57-24 at Yankee [...]
2009 World Series Preview And Prediction »
Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees Schedule Yankee Stadium Game One: Wednesday, Oct. 28 7:57 ET. Cliff Lee vs. CC Sabathia Game Two: Thursday, Oct. 29 7:57 ET. Pedro Martinez vs. AJ Burnett Citizens Bank Park Game Three: Saturday, Oct. 31 7:57 ET. Andy Pettitte vs. Cole Hamels Game Four: Sunday, Nov. 1 8:20 ET. TBD vs. TBD Game [...]
Bring on the Fall Classic »
After what has seemed like an eternity since the end of the ALCS, the World Series is finally ready to get underway later tonight. On paper, I can't say that a Yankees-Phillies matchup is one that will go down in history as one of the greatest playoff rivalries, but I'm sure some people probably thought the very same thing about the 2001 [...]
Philadelpha Phillies vs. New York Yankees World Series »
By Ryan of The Sportmeisters About Philadelphia: The defending champions are back again, this time after taking the NLCS over the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1. In two of those games, the Phillies managed to flash their NL leading power, scoring double-digit runs. In the friendly confines of New York, power hitters such as Ryan Howard and Chase Utley [...]
2009 MLB World Series: Philadelphia Phillies Vs New »
This year’s World Series features two of the best all-around baseball teams in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies will face off with the New York Yankees for this year’s edition of the championship. The Phillies come in with a 93-69 record as the Yankees come in with a 103-59 record. If you're looking for expert MLB World Series Picks , [...]
2009 World Series Aligns CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee to »
The 2009 World Series carries two lineups more powerful than a Blake Griffin dunk. Too soon, Clipper's fans? Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Howard are the highlights of the dynamic lineups for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies that are stirring the baseball community into a buzz about the possibility of a high-scoring World Series. Multiple [...]
Why the New York Yankees Will Win the World »
Major Advantage: Everything with the Yankees is like a movie, and this year you have Kate Hudson playing the Susan Sarandon character in Bull Durham. Whoever she “dates” at the time does well including Chris Robinson back in the '90s and now A-Rod in the postseason. He’s hitting .438 with five HR and 12 RBI. She’s like the [...]
2009 World Series: Bad News »
As everyone has made light of, this World Series sucks for a Mets fan. Mets fans are pretty split on which side they’re rooting for, if you can even call it rooting. Funny thing is, you see plenty of Yankees fans saying that we should be rooting for them, but I don’t hear any Phillies fans making that same argument. From [...]
Interview: NY Times’ Tyler Kepner Discusses the »
Here in Philadelphia, fans are gearing up for the highly anticipated 2009 World Series between the Phillies and Yankees. In the Bronx, the media circus has begun. Over 300 writers attended today’s media day at Yankee Stadium. Among them was the New York Times ’ Yankees writer Tyler Kepner. Tyler was kind enough to speak with me this [...]
Teixeira Brings Back Memories For Yankees Faithful »
The New York Yankees are back in the World Series again. With American League pennant No. 40 under their belt, as well as the groanings of Red Sox and Angels fans alike as background noise. The Yankees will play host to the Philadelphia Phillies for Games One and Two in the new Yankee Stadium, trying to win World Championship No. 27. Numbers [...]