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Now that's Cocky!
athbaseball.com - 10/30/2009
Now that's Cocky!
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I just finished reading Blake Kearny's piece about how I thought the Phillies were not intimidated by Mariano Rivera and the Yankees. Now not being intimidated and being cocky are two different things. The Philadelphia Phillies are passing around generic formats of World Championship rings for ...
Yankees / Phillies Battle Musically Too
mysportsrumors.com - 10/27/2009
Yankees / Phillies Battle Musically Too
— 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 ... (more) Yankees / Phillies Battle Musically Too

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Outside the Phillies Looking In
devilabrit.mlblogs.com - 10/28/2009
Outside the Phillies Looking In
— devilabrit.mlblogs.com — 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 ... (more) Outside the Phillies Looking In

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What it was like, 59 years ago
riveraveblues.com - 10/28/2009
What it was like, 59 years ago
— riveraveblues.com — For all of the baseball history in New York and Philadelphia, for all of the years when... there were only 16 teams and the Yankees were in the World Series every year, the Yankees and the Phillies have matched up in the Fall Classic just once before. ... (more) What it was like, 59 years ago

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