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Top 10 Notes About Game One of the Phillies-Yankees World Series

10) Writing a notes column on a game and night like this is downright tricky. Do you refuse to write the lede ahead of time, knowing that baseball has no clock and if it turns, you will blame yourself for the jinx? Or do you wallow in the good fortune and trust that the man who has taken you this far, all the while looking like he's working against minor leaguers in Florida in March, will just close it out, and have a little freaking faith? The ...

Thoughts on the 2009 World Series

The two best teams in baseball, most home runs and runs scored in each league, plus one stat which surprised me: both the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies led their leagues in stolen base percentage, with each having an over 80 percent success rate. Power and speed, plus a lethal starting pitcher at the top of the rotation for both teams. The Yankees will win in five games, after taking a 3-0 series lead. Starting Pitching Expect both CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee to go in Games One, Four and Seven, if ...

2009 World Series Preview: Position-by-Position Breakdown

The 2009 World Series has arrived after a long and quite interesting season. Along with the arrival of the Fall Classic comes the World Series buzz and debates on who's got the edge. The Phillies and the Yankees make great cases for themselves, respectively. The New York Yankees are trying to get back to their previous state of baseball dominance. Yankees like Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, and Andy Pettitte hope to end this decade the way they started it—with a World Series Championship. But the team is filled with several ...

World Series Preview

The World Series mercifully begins tonight and what better way to prepare than to inundate sports fans with predictions? What kind of sports writer would I be if I didn’t throw my hat into the prediction ring? Exactly. So let’s go ahead and compare the Yankees and Phillies position by position to find out who the better team is and, thus, who will win the World Series. First Base: Mark Teixeira vs. Ryan Howard It most cases it would be nearly impossible to pick against a switch-hitting first baseman who tied for the American ...

Who Will Win the East Coast World Series? Only Pitching Will Tell

The two best teams in baseball will meet in the World Series, and oddly enough each is similar to the other. Both have dynamite, strike-at-any-moment lineups loaded with former MVPs and future Hall-of-Famers. Both have lefty aces that were on the Cleveland Indians only a season ago. Both have inconsistent fireballers who, if on their game, are unhittable. Both have two of the most established starting pitchers in baseball that look at the playoffs as time to step up their respective games and dominate. Both have bullpens that are somewhat shaky and ...

MLB Got the World Series it Wanted, But I Didn’t

Tonight, if the rain lets up, the World Series will begin between the Phillies and the Yankees. While on paper this seems like a great matchup, featuring the teams that have been the best in their respective leagues all season, I'm completely uninterested. At the risk of sounding like a whiny blogger, this is not a World Series that captivates my interest. Perhaps it's the story, or lack there of. While A-Rod's rise from a playoff failure to juggernaut has been interesting, I honestly can't get into it. This is a ...

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 Stadium during the regular season and are undefeated in five home games during the playoffs. The Phillies, meanwhile, were the only playoff team that played better on the road (48-33) than at home (45-36) during the ...

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 Five*: Monday, Nov. 2 7:57 ET. TBD vs. TBD Yankee Stadium Game Six*: Wednesday, Nov. 4 7:57 ET. TBD vs. TBD Game Seven*: Thursday, Nov 5 7:57 ET. TBD vs. TBD * If necessary   Umpires Gerry Davis (crew ...

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 World Series between the Diamondbacks and the Yankees. If there's one team in the National League that's built to take down the New York ...

Philadelpha Phillies vs. New York Yankees World Series Preview

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 should perform well. The Phillies led all NL teams in road home runs and runs scored on the road. Howard (.333, 2 home runs, 8 RBIs in NLCS) set the tone, ...
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