walkoffwalk.com - 10/27/2009
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It's World Series time, so that means it's time for your local rags to pander to both rabid fans AND your dopey Aunt Dolores who wouldn't know a pop fly from a Pop Tart. Hey, the newspaper business is a creaking old dinosaur but don't think it can't get wild , maaannn.
First, the New York ...
mysportsrumors.com - 10/27/2009
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mysportsrumors.com —
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 ...
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Yankees / Phillies Battle Musically Too
yougabsports.com - 10/28/2009
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yougabsports.com —
Then there were two, and it has all
the makings of a heavyweight title fight. In one...
corner, you have the legendary fighter who has been down and almost out but has a pedigree and swagger that they have been on the big stage. In the other corner you have the defending champ, the bruising ...
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World Series Preview
seamheads.com - 10/27/2009
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seamheads.com —
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 ...
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When a World Series Becomes a Defining Moment For a City
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Phillies Annoy New Yorkers With Train Ride
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... While many newspapers are using the run-up to the World Series to run some of the most inane baseball coverage ever published, at least one newspaper came through with a somewhat-interesting sideshow article: The New York Times ...
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Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 10/27/2009
As you know, we here at Blogging the Bombers focus on all things Yankees, especially now that the Bombers have advanced to the World Series.
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