Their fans are second rate & so is their city
nypost.com 10/27/2009 — Yankees fans have a message for the Phillies and their hometown: This ain't Rocky, and the underdog won't win! "The Yankees are going to make Philly cream cheese out of them," a confident Tommy Bayiokos, 44, predicted yesterday in Midtown. "Phi...

2009 World Series Preview
sportsbooklists.com 10/27/2009 — The Phillies and the Yankees have met once before in the 1950 World Series. Smokin’ Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford and the Yankees swept Robin Roberts, Ritchie Ashburn and the Phillies, in a tight series. Now the defending World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies will square off against the New York Y

World Series Preview: Phillies vs. Yankees
macho-row.blogspot.com 10/27/2009 — The Phillies look to defend their World Series championship title by knocking off a team that has more World Series championships than any other team has league pennants; the New York Yankees. If you are looking for offense then this is the match-up you could only dream of. Both the Phillies ...

Jay-Z, Alicia Keys to perform 'Empire State of Mind' before Game 1 of World Series
nydailynews.com 10/27/2009 — The Yankees will get Empire State-size support from two of the music world's biggest stars. Hip-hop mogul and Bombers booster Jay-Z will perform his hit "Empire State of Mind" just before the Yanks take on the Phillies in Game 1 of the World Series on ...

How can the Phillies beat the Yankees in the 2009 World Series? - Tom Verducci - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 10/27/2009 — 1. As the postseason began, Cardinals pitcher John Smoltz gave me a stunning piece of advice about how to stop the Yankees this October. Remember, it was the powerful New York lineup that knocked Smoltz clear out of the American League and very nearly ...

Yankees' rotation gives them World Series edge — FOXSports.com News for MLB 10/27/2009
The Phils have some big bats, but will the Yankees' pitching slow them down? Ken Rosenthal offers his World Series prediction.

Pedro Martinez will get Game 2 start for Phillies vs. Yankees — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/27/2009
Pedro vs. the Yankees will happen in Game 2. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel will give three-time Cy Young winner and one-time Yankee nemesis Pedro Martinez the ball for the second game of the World Series, scheduled for Thursday in the Bronx.  ...

World Series matchup: Yankees vs. Phillies — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/27/2009
Intriguing matchups are everywhere: CC Sabathia vs. Cliff Lee, A-Rod vs. Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins vs. Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera vs. Brad Lidge. Both clubs are stocked with power, and both rotations have a legitimate ace and their share of ...

Do Mets fans root for the Phillies or Yanks? — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/27/2009
The big dilema facing Met fans is, "Who do we root for?" I've pondered this question for a few days now, and after much deliberation, I have to say, (gulp), "Go Yankees!" Similar to being a Mets fan, rooting for the Yankees is not something I'm proud ...

It'll be like old times: Pedro vs. Yanks — Major League Baseball News 10/27/2009
It has been five years since Pedro Martinez last opposed the Yankees in the postseason. Still, time hasn't erased the emotions that will resurface at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, when the Phillies send him to the mound to start Game 2.