A-Rod, Swisher Come Alive For Series Lead
baseballdigest.com 11/1/2009 — Andy Pettitte has been on the big stage many times ni his career, but early on last night it looked like the Phillies were going to get the better of him and the Yankees. Then the Yankees bats woke up against the very human version of Cole Hamels ...

Yanks Battle Back To Win, Take Lead In Series
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/1/2009 — (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY 0  ...

Yanks Outslug Phils; Take 2-1 Lead
fackyouk.blogspot.com 11/1/2009 — The last two times Andy Pettitte started a World Series game on a Saturday night, things did not go so well. Game Six of the 2003 World Series saw Pettitte take the loss as the Marlins clinched and Game Six in 2001 had the Diamondbacks absolutely teeing off on Pettitte as the Yanks failed to ...

World Series Game 3: The Camera Blinked
sports-central.org 11/1/2009 — Who'd have thought a World Series game would turn on a television camera, asks SC's Jeff Kallman. The Phillies now find themselves down 2-1, leaving Phillies manager Charlie Manuel with a difficult decision to make.

Swisher Breaks Out as Collective Offensive Leads Yankees Past Phillies, 8-5
yanksblog.com 11/1/2009 — On Halloween night, the Yankees sent Andy Pettitte up against Cole Hamels as the Yankees stepped into Citizens Bank Park for the first time since June 21, 2006. The first run of the day came when Jayson Werth led off the bottom of the second wi...

Yankees Take a 2 to 1 Lead
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 11/1/2009 — The game turned on a ball four count to Mark Teixeira. Up until that point in the fourth inning, Cole Hamels looked in complete control. The Yankees hadn't even gotten a hit to that point. Meanwhile, Andy Pettitte looked off and the Yankees were quickly down 3-0. Then Teixeira came up and with a ...

Homer-happy Yankees take 2-1 series lead
lennysyankees.com 11/1/2009 — The once quiet World Series sluggers Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher broke out of their slumps in a big way to surge the Yankees past the Phillies 8-5 in Game 3. Quick ‘Cap: Jayson Werth’s first of two homers sparked a two-run rally in the second inning, but the Yankees retaliated in ...

Quotes From Last Night: Game 3 Edition
fackyouk.blogspot.com 11/1/2009 — Presented without comment : Rob Neyer : Blown Call : Well, maybe. Rodriguez's long fly in the fourth inning certainly did hit a television camera, and that camera certainly was above the right-field fence. But if the baseball hadn't hit the camera, would it really have cleared the fence? ...

Wrapping up a game that put the Yankees in control
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/1/2009 — Two numbers that standout after tonight’s game: Seven and Zero. Seven different Yankees had a hit. Nick Swisher was the only one with two. A lineup that hasn’t been especially good this postseason scored its second most runs of the ...

World Series Game 3: Yankees @ Phillies -- Live Game Chat @ 7:45 PM
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/31/2009 — *******Live chat at bottom of post******* World Series Game 3 Yankees @ Phillies Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA Game Time: 7:57 p.m. TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880 Here are the lineups: YANKEES (1-1) Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Jorge Posada C ...

Andy Pettitte leads Yankees past Phillies in Game 3 — L.A. Times - Baseball News 11/1/2009
He guts out six innings, drives in the tying run and scores the go-ahead run in an 8-5 victory that gives New York a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven World Series. >  ...

Homers, Pettitte pace Yanks to victory — Major League Baseball News 11/1/2009
Alex Rodriguez belted the first video-reviewed home run in World Series history to support another winning Andy Pettitte effort as the Yankees defeated the Phillies, 8-5, in Game 3 of the Fall Classic on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.

Yankees Short Hops: Game 3 — Major League Baseball News 11/1/2009
Andy Pettitte settled down after a rough start and the Yankees banged three home runs to take a 2-1 series lead.

Girardi trusted Swisher would come through — NY Post: Sports 11/1/2009
PHILADELPHIA -- This may well have been the game when we saw for the very first time what Joe Girardi's best qualities as a manager really are. Girardi has spent an awful lot of his first postseason on the witness stand, asked to defend himself and h...

Yankees have a lot to say in Game 3 victory — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 11/1/2009
Even Nick Swisher gets into the act in Game 3, homering and scoring twice. PHILADELPHIA—The Yankees made a powerful statement with their 8-5 victory in Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday night. Actually, they made at least three ...