Lee, Utley power Phillies over Yankees in Game 1
scoresreport.com 26 days ago — The Phillies gave up quite the package to acquire starter Cliff Lee from the Indians at the trade deadline, but that doesn’t matter much now because he was definitely worth it. Lee shut down the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series, taking a shutout into the ninth inning of a 6-1 ...

World Series Game 5 Recap: Phillies 8, Yankees 6
thefightins.com 21 days ago — What happened? Chase Utley drove in four behind a solid start from Cliff Lee to lead the Phillies to a victory to force game six in the World Series. Who did what? Cliff Lee (W, 2-0) allowed five runs on four hits in seven plus innings. He ...

When a World Series Becomes a Defining Moment For a City
seamheads.com 27 days ago — 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 ...

Lee, Utley lead the way in New York
macho-row.blogspot.com 26 days ago — Defending champion Phillies take Game One 6-1 If Cliff Lee was ever nervous last night, you sure would not have guessed it by watching him pitch. If his first career World Series game Lee tossed one of the finest performances in Phillies postseason history. Lee pitched a complete game, ...

Yankees / Phillies Battle Musically Too
mysportsrumors.com 28 days ago — I’ve been living in Philadelphia now for 10+ years and the whole time I’ve been waiting for my beloved New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies to face off in the World Series. The time has finally come and unlike other World Series this decade there is an excitement level that ...

Outside the Phillies Looking In
devilabrit.mlblogs.com 26 days ago — So there is a couple of days before the Yankees and the Phillies go at it to find out who is the best of the best. -There are people out there saying the Yankees have this already, simply because the have already paid for it.- Actually they paid a lot ...

The CC Show
housethatglanvillebuilt.blogspot.com 26 days ago — 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 ...

ANOTHER COMEBACK WIN FOR THE YANKS TO TAKE 2-1 SERIES LEAD
majorleagueblogging.com 23 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 ...

Born Again
mlbnotebook.com 18 days ago — All right, let's get the required disclaimers out of the way first. Yes, it hurts to lose any World Series in any year under any circumstances. There is no such thing as too many wins. Congratulations to the New York Yankees. You deserved to win. So let it be written, ...

Things To Like About Tonight
mysportsrumors.com 27 days ago — There are many things to like about tonight’s Game 1 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees. Both teams have quite a few things going for them and ironically its the same things. How often can we say that when it comes to a big game. So what are ...

Old foe Pedro stands between Yanks and 27th title — Examiner Sports
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, ...

World Series Observations — Bleacher Report - MLB
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 ...

Give Utley his props -- but Jax still tops — NY Post: Sports
Let's get this straight. There's only one Mr. October. What Chase Utley has done is tremendous, hitting five home runs in this World Series, but don't even think about putting the Phillies' second baseman in the same class as Reggie Jackson's fiv...

Give Chase his props -- but Reggie's still tops — NY Post: Sports
Let's get this straight. There's only one Mr. October. What Chase Utley has done is tremendous, hitting five home runs in this World Series, but don't even think about putting the Phillies' second baseman in the same class as Reggie Jackson's fiv...

Phillies second baseman Utley puts power to use — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories
If the New York Yankees don't soon figure out what to do about Chase Utley, the Philadelphia Phillies second baseman could graduate ...