World Series Preview
talkingchicagobaseball.com 10/26/2009 — After way too many months in a row of baseball, we are finally just 7 games and probably 14 days away from seeing a World Champion. Those who like to see the big boys succeed will love this Phillies-Yankees match-up. The defending champs against the highest payroll in the game. Both teams ...

Yankees-Phillies Position Comparisons
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/28/2009 — Yanks, baby, back in the Fall Classic. 4 wins for #27. The Phillies are gonna be a tough team to beat, the defending champs will be looking to win their 3 World Title. They've got an American League lineup- very much like the Yankees. They hit home runs, but when they need to, they'll get that ...

World Series Game 1 Break Down
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/27/2009 — The Phillies – Yankees World Series is just a day away.   Wednesday night at 7:57pm in New York , the fun begins!   Let us examine the position by position match-up based on 2009 post-season results: Starting Pitchers:   Cliff Lee vs. CC Sabathia The match-up of ...

World Series Game 1: Yankees vs. Phillies
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/28/2009 — World Series Game 1 Yankees vs. Phillies Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY Game Time: 7:57 p.m. TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880, ESPN1050 Here are the lineups: YANKEES (0-0) Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Jorge Posada C Hideki Matsui DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick ...

The CC Show
housethatglanvillebuilt.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — Cliff and Chase that is. For all the talk about CC Sabathia and his oversized jersey, it was the Phillies’ killer Cs that were the story. Chase Utley continued to show the Phils simply own CC Sabathia in the playoffs. Unlike last year , CC didn’t ...

Analysis: Phillies Have the Edge on Defense
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 10/28/2009 — Assessing the Yankees' and Phillies' defenses.

Game Diary: WS Game 4, Yankees vs. Phillies
mlbnotebook.com 11/2/2009 — Well, that was quite a rollercoaster of a game. I hope you folks enjoyed it as much as...well, as much as any New Yorker did. If you ask me, the most important part of this game is that the national audience got to experience the glory...well, the schadenfreude that accompanies ...

Make it Here: Phillies 6, Yankees 1
thegoodphight.com 10/29/2009 — More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP Cliff Lee: possibly the coolest man alive. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Browse more photos »  ...

Phillies: The Team To Beat
joshqpublic.com 10/22/2009 — We are the champions my friends; and we’ll keep on fighting – till the end. We are the champions. We are the champions. No time for losers ’cause we are the champions of the world. -Queen Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! To be the man, you gotta beat ...

Chase Utley powers Phillies to Game Six
macho-row.blogspot.com 11/3/2009 — Cliff Lee not spectacular but good enough for a win If the season relied on one at-bat, who else would the Phillies want up besides Chase Utley ? Right now the answer is probably nobody. Utley smacked two home runs but his first inning three run blast set the tone for the game as the ...

Pedro may start Game 2 against Yankees — NY Post: Sports 10/26/2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Charlie Manuel answered one question about the Phillies yesterday, but raised quite a few more. While the Philadelphia manager went ahead and named Cliff Lee his starter for Game 1 of the World Series against the Yankees, Manuel le...

Sports of The Times: Last Phillies-Yankees Series Was Won on the Mound — NYT > Baseball 10/26/2009
These two teams met in October only one other time, in 1950., when the now gutted Yankee Stadium was still creating its aura and mystique.

The Top Latinos in MLB's World Series — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/26/2009
Alex Rodriguez had one of the best performances ever by a Latino in League Championship Series.   Mariano Rivera added to his Hall of Fame-bound career after another superb outing and once again he showed the world why he is possibly the best ...

Analysis: Recent World Series, More Clunkers Than Classics — NYT > Baseball 10/26/2009
The Yankees have been away from the World Series for the last five years, and in their absence, baseball’s showcase has flopped on a national scale.

No shortage of stars and subplots in Philadelphia Phillies-New York Yankees World Series, writes Howard Bryant — ESPN.com - MLB 10/26/2009
No shortage of stars, subplots and similarities in Phillies-Yankees Fall Classic