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1950 World Series: Games Three & Four
fackyouk.blogspot.com - 10/27/2009
1950 World Series: Games Three & Four
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Game Three Ahead two games to none, the Yankees returned to the Bronx. Game Three was Friday afternoon; no major TV contract and the short distance between our nation's first and second Capitol cities meant that no off day was necessary between Games Two and Three. Philly made the interesting ...
Pedro gets Game 2 start for Phillies
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Pedro gets Game 2 start for Phillies
— mlb.mlb.com — By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com 10/27/09 9:43 AM ET NEW YORK -- Phillies manager Charlie Manuel dropped... a few big hints the past few days that Pedro Martinez would pitch Game 2 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. He made it official Tuesday morning.  ... (more) Pedro gets Game 2 start for Phillies

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Comparing the Phillies and the Yankees
— minorleagueball.com — Here is a comparison of the Philadelphia and New York World Series rosters: Phillies Roster Breakdown: 25... Players Acquired by Trades or Waivers: 8 (32%) Phillies Farm System Products:  8  (32%) Major League Free Agents:   ... (more) Comparing the Phillies and the Yankees

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Finally, a Rooting Interest
bugsandcranks.com - 10/27/2009
Finally, a Rooting Interest
— bugsandcranks.com — Have you ever been lounging about your living room, wearing less-than-pants and flipping disinterestedly through the channels... on a lazy evening, when all the sudden you inexplicably stopped on, say, a Division II collegiate badminton tournament? You ... (more) Finally, a Rooting Interest

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River Avenue Blues:  What it was like, 59 years ago

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What it was like, 59 years ago
River Avenue Blues — ... it well. That year, the Yankees swept the Phillies in a display of pitching. The first three games were all one-run affairs, and the teams combined to allow just 16 runs. As a team, the Yanks hit just .222/.295/.304, but their pitchers held the Phillies to a .203/.250/.266 line. Some kid The New York Times called Ed — Ed Ford, 21 and not yet Whitey — won Game Four. (For more on the games, check out Fack Youk’s excellent recaps of Games One and Two and Games Three and Four.) Although nostalgia runs deep in baseball, this modern World Series ...

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