Phillies Notes: Ibanez might need off
philly.com 10/26/2009 — Phillies leftfielder Raul Ibanez might need off-season surgery on a small muscle tear near his abdomen."I don't know, we'll see what happens," Ibanez said reluctantly yesterday when questioned about an article in Sports Illustrated that reported that ...

Utley's Throw Costly in Loss
the700level.com 10/17/2009 — Well there's three hours or so we'd like to have back. You know who else would like to take something back? Chase Utley. For the second game in a row, Utley tried to turn a double play and threw to Ryan Howard like, well, a 2008 Ryan Howard. In Game 1, Utley's error wasn't very costly in the ...

Phillies CHASE Yankees Back to New York
the700level.com 25 days ago — Never has anyone been so happy to go back to the Bronx. Oh my lord, did they make us sweat. I lost 10 years on my life in that ninth. This thing is far from over, boys. Utley's first inning 3-run jack put the Phillies ahead early and with Cliff Lee on the mound they never looked back. ...

Lee, Utley lead the way in New York
macho-row.blogspot.com 30 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, ...

Utley’s Throws
baseballmusings.com 10/18/2009 — I find it interesting that when the Phillies talk about Chase Utley’s throwing problems in the first two games of the NLCS they concentrate on the errors : Dodgers third base coach Larry Bowa, who managed Utley when he first came up in Philadelphia, doesn’t buy it. “No, ...

Cliff Lee, Chase Utley Help Phillies Take Game One
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 30 days ago — On a rainy, misty night in the Bronx, Cliff Lee dominated a powerful New York Yankee lineup and Chase Utley hit two homeruns as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Yankees 6-1 to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven World Series.

Chase Utley: I wasn't hurt, but now I'm better
bases.nbcsports.com 10/27/2009 — I keep saying that the extra days off are annoying, but on the bright side they give ballplayers a chance to mess with beat writers' heads: Is there anything wrong with your foot?" I asked Chase Utley yesterday. "No," he...

Two homers for Chase Utley, who looks slick — especially his hair
sports.yahoo.com 30 days ago — Nice night so far for Chase Utley (notes) , who set a major league record and hit a pair of home runs to help the Phillies jump on the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series . Utley drew a walk in the first inning to reach base for the 26th ...

2009 World Series Shows Why Phillies' Chase Utley Is Underappreciated
sportsscribes.net 23 days ago — If the Philadelphia Phillies had forced a Game Seven of the 2009 World Series, Chase Utley had a genuine chance at the Series' Most Valuable Player award.

Mitch Williams: Utley Playing Hurt
the700level.com 10/20/2009 — He can't say for sure. Nobody in the clubhouse is really supporting or denying the idea. Mitch just has a feeling, and that feeling is something ain't right at second base. "Something is wrong. When the season's over, there's going to be something come out that Chase has been playing with ...

Ibanez downplays small muscle tear — Major League Baseball News 10/25/2009
Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez, who spent time on the DL this season with a strained left groin, declined Sunday to talk about a small muscle tear near his abdomen that has bothered him most of the season.

Phillies would like Series to run through New York — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 10/26/2009
The Philadelphia Phillies, left with a six-day vacation awaiting the start of the World Series for the second year in a row, ...

Pettitte of old wills Yanks to 40th pennant — Major League Baseball News 10/26/2009
Andy Pettitte turned back the clock Sunday, ousting the Angels with a 5-2 win to give the Yanks their 40th AL pennant and seal a World Series date with the Phillies starting Wednesday.

Phillies-Yankees: A capsule look at World Series — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/26/2009
A look at the best-of-seven World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees:

Phillies vs. Yankees: A lineup of story lines — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/26/2009
Sporting News' Stan McNeal looks at nine angles -- one for each position in the batting order -- to the 2009 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies: 1. Battle of the sluggers As Albert Pujols sits at home ...