morehardball.blogspot.com - 11/4/2009
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Alright, so Rocky knocked the Bronx Bombers down last night. Secret is to keep them down. There is a rumor that Curt Schilling is going to pitch game 7 for the Phils, so we sent out to get the sock...it should be here soon and if not, some nice fellows from the deli down the street offered to ...
Yankees Even It Up
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 10/30/2009 — Now that was a great, nail-biter of a game. Game 2 of the World Series pitted Pedro Martinez for the Phillies against A. J. Burnett of the Yankees. After the Phillies took care of Sabathia and Game 1, the Phillies had to look in good shape going into this one, especially after Pedro's press ...
Phils Drop Game 2, Series Heads to CBP Split at 1-1
the700level.com 10/30/2009 — Sorry, it seems comments are still not available. Nothing we can do about it but wait... Before the first pitch of the World Series was thrown, we all said we'd take a split in New York. After winning game 1 and hanging in there for a close game 2, there's still a little disappointment that ...
Why Phils Are Not Dead
nybaseballdigest.com 11/2/2009 — So the Yankees have a 3-1 series lead and should prepare for the parade down the Canyon of Heroes later this week- right? Well I would hold the champagne because the Phillies aren’t dead just yet.
Howard made a great point earlier regarding Joe Girardi’s decision to start Burnett, ...
Phillies Fate Rests In The Hands Of Pedro
knoxanimal.com 11/4/2009 — It's do or die time for the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the 2009 World Series. Trailing the series 3-2, the Phillies are counting on Game 2 starter Pedro Martinez to keep them alive. Martinez lost Game 2 after allowing three runs in six innings of work. He struck out eight in the outing ...
Tuesday Roster Moves
macho-row.blogspot.com 19 days ago — Phillies add to 40 man roster from within organization Todd Zolecki reports via Twitter that the Phillies have added a couple players to the 40 an roster today. The Phillies have added OF Quintin Berry, LHP Yohan Flande and RHP Jesus Sanchez to the 40-man roster. - Todd Zolecki via ...
World Series Q&A: The 700 Level
fackyouk.blogspot.com 10/28/2009 — Since the Yankees and Phillies haven't met since May and I don't generally watch Minor National League baseball, we've decided to bring in a little outsider perspective for the World Series. We turned to Enrico and Matt over at The 700 Level to give us a little insight on their club. ...
Phillies Advance To World Series
foulpole2foulpole.com 10/22/2009 — While Monty has done a fine job recapping each game of the ALCS, I have not lived up to my end of the bargain. Consider this my apology for slacking the past few days.
The Phillies Advance Again
The last National League team to win the World Series in two consecutive years is the 1975-76 ...
Why the Phillies will win the World Series
hardballtimes.com 10/29/2009 — After watching Game One, Corey is more sure than ever that the Phillies will win the World Series. Click through to find out why. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
Thursday Opinion At Kingman’s Korner: Give It Up For The Phils
nleastchatter.com 10/22/2009 —
From 1918-1948 they were above .500 once. 78-76 in 1932, finishing 4th. In an 8-team league, that was the only time in 31 years they finished above 5th place. Think about that. You are 7 and you start watching your team in 1918, and you are 38 years old before they finish 3rd and 39 when they ...
Pedro Gets Game Two in the Bronx
the700level.com 10/27/2009 — Charlie Manuel had been somewhat tight-lipped regarding his game two starter for the World Series, but when he didn't immediately go with Cole Hamels, the writing was on the wall that we might see Pedro Martinez follow Cliff Lee in the rotation. Interestingly, neither pitcher was on the ...
Old foe Pedro stands between Yanks and 27th title —
Examiner Sports 11/4/2009
Andy Pettitte against Pedro Martinez, with the Yankees one win from ecstasy. Now that's a World Series matchup worth talking about. Still stalking that elusive 27th championship, New York turns to Pettitte once again in Game 6 on Wednesday night, ...
Andy vs. Pedro: A party like it's 1999 —
NY Post: Sports 11/4/2009
It's remarkable that here we are, all these years later, and this is the pitching match-up we are getting at Yankee Stadium in a World Series elimination game.
Andy Pettitte for the Yankees.
Pedro Martinez for the Phillies.
It's impossible to ...
No place Martinez would rather be —
NY Post: Sports 11/4/2009
Yankees fans can chant "Who's your daddy?" until they're blue in the face tonight.
Pedro Martinez won't care, because the three-time Cy Young winner can hardly imagine a place he would rather be than starting the Phillies' do-or-die World Series G...
World Series Observations —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/4/2009
After having the pleasure of watching five relatively exciting World Series games, there are a few things that have stood out in my mind as noteworthy. The following is a list of some observations from this year's series thus far:
With his ...