Rooting for the Yankees
nleastchatter.com 28 days ago — Mets fans’ heads are exploding now that the Yankees and Phillies have pounded their way into the World Series. I, however, won’t have trouble deciding who to root for: The Yankees. A few weeks ago I expressed the same intention and was dubbed the anti-Christ by one ...

For Mets Fans, It’s Like A Horror Movie That Never Ends
metsmerizedonline.com 30 days ago — Fellow Mets fans, it is with sadness that I must report that our nightmares have become a reality. The Doomsday Series is now upon us, as both the Phillies and the Yankees have earned the right to face each other in the 2009 World Series. They will be playing in the Fall Classic no Mets fan ...

Seriously Mets Fans? You're Rooting for the Phillies?
noyoureatowel.net 29 days ago — So you're crosstown rival--who you play 6 times a year and don't affect if you go to the playoffs or not--is playing your division rival (who you play 17 times a year and have kept you out of the playoffs the past few years in an embarrassing way) in the World Series. So who do you root for? It ...

My Zen Moment
nleastchatter.com 26 days ago — "Every exit is an entry somewhere else" - Tom Stoppard Like most Mets fans, I picked a chosen hated team to “root for” in the World Series, but have still been left with a disappointed and depressed feeling in the pit of my stomach. All you need to do is take a ...

My Take on the Nightmare World Series
mostlymets.golddave.com 29 days ago — When the Yankees beat the Angels last night it set up a World Series that is a nightmare for most Mets fans: a Yankees/Phillies World Series. And it also begs the question of which team Mets fans will be rooting for. My answer? The Yankees. Being a Mets fan and a fan of [...]

'79 or '93: ¿Cuál es Mas Mal?
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 10/23/2009 — Welcome to Flashback Friday: I Saw The Decade End , a milestone-anniversary salute to the New York Mets of 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999. Each week, we immerse ourselves in or at least touch upon something that transpired within the Metsian realm 40, 30, 20 or 10 years ago. Amazin' or not, here it ...

The Most Beautiful Failure
theballclub.blogspot.com 10/19/2009 — October 19th, a rather unassuming day as it might seem, is a rather cathartic day for most Mets fans, at least those who remember some of the more memorable games that this team has played on October 19th. On October 19th, 1986, the Mets played the Red Sox in Game 2 of the World Series. The ...

Mets fans: "rooting for the Phillies to fail"
bases.nbcsports.com 29 days ago — Two storylines you'll hear a lot of between now and the first pitch on Wednesday night are (a) how bad it's going to be for Indians' fans to see a Cliff Lee vs. CC Sabathia matchup in Game 1 of...

You Never Forget Your First
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 10/16/2009 — Welcome to Flashback Friday: I Saw The Decade End , a milestone-anniversary salute to the New York Mets of 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999. Each week, we immerse ourselves in or at least touch upon something that transpired within the Metsian realm 40, 30, 20 or 10 years ago. Amazin' or not, here it ...

The Mets Fans' Worst Nightmare?
quinnmedia.blogspot.com 29 days ago — I've been reading about how this World Series matchup between the Phillies and Yankees is "the Mets fan's worst nightmare," and that they have no one to root for because they hate both teams. While that matbe true of some fans, I would still bet those Mets fans who really care will be pulling ...

The Top Latinos in MLB's World Series — Bleacher Report - MLB 29 days ago
Alex Rodriguez had one of the best performances ever by a Latino in League Championship Series.   Mariano Rivera added to his Hall of Fame-bound career after another superb outing and once again he showed the world why he is possibly the best ...

Analysis: Recent World Series, More Clunkers Than Classics — NYT > Baseball 29 days ago
The Yankees have been away from the World Series for the last five years, and in their absence, baseball’s showcase has flopped on a national scale.

No shortage of stars and subplots in Philadelphia Phillies-New York Yankees World Series, writes Howard Bryant — ESPN.com - MLB 29 days ago
No shortage of stars, subplots and similarities in Phillies-Yankees Fall Classic

Phillies-Yankees: 2009 World Series Preview — Bleacher Report - MLB 29 days ago
This is a preview of the 2009 World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees. Game 1 starts the series off on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The article will break down every position including the bullpen, bench, and ...

Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis: On Rooting for the Phillies or Yankees — Bleacher Report - MLB 29 days ago
The raging debate that will go on from now until Wednesday (actually, through the end of the series) is really tearing me apart.  What's a Met fan to do? You've got our current arch nemesis, the Phillies, against the "jerk of a big brother" in the ...