The 2009 RSBS World Series of Metaphors (Game 3)
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/30/2009 — In this epic best of three game battle of metaphors -- mixed, extended, absolute and beyond -- Jeff and Allen pair wits and leave it to YOU, the dear reader, to decide the champion. The humbled loser will be forced to shower the winner with a carefully constructed essay of praise. For real. ...

Another Jayson Werth Look Alike
misterballz.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — Comic actor Dax Shepard took to impersonating Jayson Werth on Wednesday night's edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Click the link for a video clip of the interview with Dax, where he plays a World Champ. Even Hollywood big shots with hot celebrity girlfriends want to be Phillies. Many people ...

The Many Faces Of Jayson Werth
americaswhiteboy.blogspot.com 11/5/2009 — The season is officially over and I have been sitting on something for a few weeks. I have read numerous amounts of tweets on Twitter about how Jayson Werth looks like Edge from the WWE. It got me wondering, has it always looked like that or could this soul-patch, long hair look be something ...

Red States Win......And We All Lose
redstatebluestate.mlblogs.com 11/2/2009 — In an effort to avoid any bias in reporting the results of the recently completed World Series of Metaphors, RSBS decided to ask an impartial third party to announce the results of the contest and authors of the metaphors. Unfortunately, it was kind of short notice and the only person willing ...

World Series Game 2 Chat
camdencrazies.com 10/30/2009 — Tom Tango was nice enough to let me take part in The Book Blog’s World Series Game 2 chat this evening, where we discussed such important matters as bullpen management, if a T-Rex could be an effective pitcher, and the use of personal catchers. Also, whether Kirk or Picard would be the ...

Bats Awaken In Philly, Yanks Take Game 3
foulpole2foulpole.com 11/1/2009 — Jayson Werth's 2 HR weren't enough for the Phillies in Game 3 After two pitching duels in New York, the first game in Philly provided plenty of fireworks. Home runs by Nick Swisher, Hideki Matsui, Alex Rodriguez (I’ll get to this one in a bit), Jayson Werth (2 times) and Carlos Ruiz gave ...

Was He Werth* It At The Time?
camdencrazies.com 10/22/2009 — Jayson Werth hit two home runs last night, helping the Phillies clinch the NL pennant and move on to the World Series. I imagine more than a couple O’s fans watching the game thought “how come we can’t get a player like that?” Well the Orioles did have a player very much ...

World Series Preview, Games 3 & 4: Yankees @ Phillies
misterballz.blogspot.com 10/31/2009 — Just like last year, the World Series arrives in Philadelphia tied 1-1. Wet weather threatens the start time of game 3. Rain is expected from 4pm Saturday throughout the evening. Game 3 was delayed by weather last year also. Read ahead for reviews of the upcoing pitching match ups and other ...

Game Diary (notes): WS Game 1, Phillies-Yankees
mlbnotebook.com 10/29/2009 — I was unfortunately without my computer during Game 1 of the World Series, for a number of reasons that begin and end with the fact that I voyaged out to a bipartisan bar to watch the game instead of my living room. So, really, there's just one reason, but I ...

LCS Prediction Central
misterballz.blogspot.com 10/15/2009 — Prompted by my pals over on The Shore Sports Report asking me the same question yesterday, today I sent out an inquiry to some phriends of PhoulBallz, asking what everyone's predictions for the National League Championship Series were. The results lie ahead, and they are heavily in favor of ...

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 ...

Highest Game 1 rating for World Series since '04 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 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 ...

Now all the heat is on Burnett, Yankees — SI.com - MLB 10/29/2009
1. The narrative has changed for New York Game 2 starter A.J. Burnett. He now gets the ball for his first World Series start knowing that the Yankees don't want to head to Philadelphia down two games to none. It's not a must-win situation for the ...

Hairston in for Swisher; Molina catching A.J. — Major League Baseball News 10/29/2009
Yankees manager Joe Girardi benched the struggling Nick Swisher on Thursday and inserted Jerry Hairston Jr. into his spot for Game 2 of the World Series against the Phillies.

Girardi benches Swisher, starts Hairston (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/29/2009
Yankees manager Joe Girardi has decided to bench slumping outfielder Nick Swisher for Game 2 of the World Series. Jerry Hairston Jr. was in right field and batting seventh for Thursday night's game against Philadelphia. Hairston is 10 for 27 in his ...