Outside the Phillies Looking In
devilabrit.mlblogs.com 10/28/2009 — 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 ...

Don't give up
macho-row.blogspot.com 11/2/2009 — The Phillies are chasing the Yankees right now, down 3-1 First I would like to apologize for the lack of updates on this site over the crucial World series weekend. An unfortunate time for my auto-scheduled posts to fail me I must say. But regardless we move on. Rather than rehash each ...

Lee, Utley power Phillies over Yankees in Game 1
scoresreport.com 10/29/2009 — 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 11/3/2009 — 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 ...

Phillies Win Game One of the World Series!
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/29/2009 — Baseball is a game of streaks and a game of firsts. The Philadelphia Phillies had both going in game one of the 2009 World Series. As far as streaks go, the last 6 teams to win the first game of the World Series have won the series. As have 11 of the last 12 teams to win game one.   ...

Phillies Win Game 1...Again!
misterballz.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — It's how they get down. The Phillies won game 1 of another series. Between the 2008 & 2009 postseasons, the Phillies have not had to play catch up in any of the series they've played. They've won the first game of every series, none of the series have gone more than 5 games, and they've ...

Chase Utley powers Phillies to Game Six
macho-row.blogspot.com 11/3/2009 — Cliff Lee not spectacular but good enough for a win If the season relied on one at-bat, who else would the Phillies want up besides Chase Utley ? Right now the answer is probably nobody. Utley smacked two home runs but his first inning three run blast set the tone for the game as the ...

Yankees / Phillies Battle Musically Too
mysportsrumors.com 10/27/2009 — 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 ...

Should the Phillies Have Pulled Cliff Lee With A Big Lead?
baseballanalysts.com 11/3/2009 — The Phillies found themselves in a 3-1 hole going into Monday night. Luckily for them, they had their ace, Cliff Lee, on the mound for them. But the Phillies bats went into overdrive for them as well, putting up six runs in three innings. After three, the Phillies had a commanding 6-1 lead, ...

When a World Series Becomes a Defining Moment For a City
seamheads.com 10/27/2009 — 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 ...

Pedro to start against Burnett in Game 2 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/29/2009
Though he was consistently jeered by the opposing fans, Pedro Martinez enjoyed pitching at the old Yankee Stadium. He likely can't wait to take the mound at the new ballpark in the Bronx. Making his first World Series appearance in five years, ...

Why the Phillies' Game One World Series Win Was Not "Stunning" — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/29/2009
I find headlines like "Phillies stun Yankees in World Series Game One" comical because the Yankees are not the team to beat. It's almost like last year when the Tampa Bay Rays went through the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox on their way to the ...

Red Sox meet with defector Chapman — Major League Baseball News 10/29/2009
Members of the Red Sox front office and an unspecified player met with hard-throwing lefty Aroldis Chapman on Wednesday at Fenway Park, as the club hopes to sign the Cuban free agent.

Highest Game 1 rating for World Series since '04 — FOXSports.com News for MLB 10/29/2009
The Yankees are back in the World Series, and television ratings are back up. The Philadelphia Phillies' 6-1 win in Game 1 on Wednesday earned an 11.9 fast national rating and 19 share. That's up 29 percent from the opener last year, when the ...

Manuel shows his confidence in Pedro — Major League Baseball News 10/30/2009
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel might have placed a sixth-inning phone call to former Red Sox skipper Grady Little on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium when he left right-hander Pedro Martinez in Game 2 of the World Series as he hovered around the ...