mysportsrumors.com - 27 days ago
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There is no doubt that the Steroid Era has had a huge effect on baseball over the past two decades. Power numbers have risen, legacies of Hall-of-Famers destroyed and the continuous doubt about our favorite players. The Steroid Era is also at the forefront of this years World Series.
The New ...
ANOTHER COMEBACK WIN FOR THE YANKS TO TAKE 2-1 SERIES LEAD
majorleagueblogging.com 29 days ago — Game 3 started exactly the way the Phillies needed it to. Cole Hamels set down the Yankees quickly through the first three innings, and the Phils jumped out to a 3-0 lead over Andy Pettitte, threatening in each of the first three innings. The crowd was roaring, and the Yanks were in a real ...
Don't give up
macho-row.blogspot.com 27 days ago — The Phillies are chasing the Yankees right now, down 3-1 First I would like to apologize for the lack of updates on this site over the crucial World series weekend. An unfortunate time for my auto-scheduled posts to fail me I must say. But regardless we move on. Rather than rehash each ...
The 2009 World Series
deepintosports.com 10/28/2009 — Ah, the Fall Classic is finally upon us. It seems like baseball’s premiere showcase runs later in the year every season. In my very first post on DeepIntoSports.com (October 29, 2008) , I commented on the rare situation of all four major sports leagues playing meaningful games at the same ...
WS Preview: The Yankees Are Good
fangraphs.com 10/28/2009 — It’s finally here. Baseball takes the stage with two worthy contenders for the title, as the defending champs match up with the best team in baseball. The Phillies and Yankees both deserve to be here, and hopefully, we’ll get our first ...
When a World Series Becomes a Defining Moment For a City
seamheads.com 10/27/2009 — Through much of my childhood, and probably further in to my adult life than I would like to admit, I followed pro wrestling. One of my favorite wrestlers was the bad guy and heavy weight champ Ric Flair. Flair would hold up his championship belt and yell, “To be the man, you have to beat the ...
WITHIN OUR GRASP
majorleagueblogging.com 27 days ago — What do you get when you pit two teams with shaky bullpens but who won’t quit against each other? Another nailbiter of a game which, fortunately for the Yankees, will qualify for Yankees Classics, as the Yanks took Game Four 7-4 with a clutch two-out, 3-run 9 th inning.
Joe Blanton did all ...
Breaking Down The Game 3 Matchup
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 29 days ago — Well, after a boring off-day, the World Series is back and will resume tonight as the Yanks and Phillies will play Game 3 at Citizens Bank Park, to make for an extra special Halloween. For the Yankees, they're coming off that Game 2 win back at Yankee Stadium in which they beat Pedro Martinez, ...
What it was like, 59 years ago
riveraveblues.com 10/28/2009 — For all of the baseball history in New York and Philadelphia, for all of the years when there were only 16 teams and the Yankees were in the World Series every year, the Yankees and the Phillies have matched up in the Fall Classic just once before. ...
Phillies Versus Yankees, World Series Preview
baseballmusings.com 10/28/2009 — The Phillies and Yankees kick off the 2009 World Series on Wednesday in the Bronx. The following table shows the team ranks in their respective leagues for various offensive and pitching categories:
2009 Season (NL/AL Ranks)
Philadelphia ...
Gametracker: Yankees at Phillies —
NY Post: Sports 27 days ago
The Yankees try to finish the Phillies and capture a 27th World Championship. A.J. Burnett takes the mound tonight for the Yankees against Philadelphia's Game 1 hero: Cliff Lee.
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Who was on third for Phils? Nobody —
Major League Baseball News 27 days ago
The Phillies discussed the play that set in motion a killer 7-4 loss Sunday night to the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the World Series. Johnny Damon stole second base in the ninth and wisely ran to third with nobody covering third base.
Game 5: Phillies 8, Yankees 6 —
NY Post: Sports 27 days ago
PHILADELPHIA -- Forget the amount of rest A.J. Burnett did or didn’t get between starts.
When the Yankees were poised to win their 27th World Series title and did enough offensively against Cliff Lee, the right-hander was, as talent evaluators like t...
Yankees' loss sends Series back to Bronx —
NY Post: Sports 27 days ago
PHILADELPHIA -- Forget the amount of rest A.J. Burnett did or didn’t get between starts.
When the Yankees were poised to win their 27th World Series title and did enough offensively against Phillies starter Cliff Lee, the right-hander was, as talent ...