Phillies vs. Yankees World Series History
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/26/2009 — The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees will face off in the 2009 World Series. It is the second meeting of the two teams in the Fall Classic as the Yankees swept the Phillies in 1950. The two teams have also met in interleague play and the Phils are 10-11 against the Bronx Bombers. In ...

Nearly 60 Years Later, Phillies and Yankees Meet Again in the World Series
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/26/2009 — "The Whiz Kids had won it, Dick Sisler had done it, for the first time since Grover led the way. Chuck Klein was in between, but most of the years were lean. In 1950 Philadelphia had it's day." Terry Cashman's opening line in the song "Talkin' Baseball and the Phils". 1950 ...

1950 World Series: Games One & Two
fackyouk.blogspot.com 10/27/2009 — Game One Like this year, the 1950 World Series began on a Wednesday, October 4th. Philadelphia's Shibe Park, home to both the Phillies and the Athletics, hosted Games One and Two. Thanks to a late season slide coupled with a push from 1949 pennant winners Brooklyn, the Phillies had to pitch ...

Yanks & Phils Post-Season History
fackyouk.blogspot.com 10/27/2009 — Prior to the start of the 1903 season, the Baltimore Orioles relocated to Manhattan, giving the fledgling American League a team in New York City, the Highlanders, who soon became known as the Yankees. That fall the first World Series was played, ushering in the modern era of Major League ...

Phils Series, it was all about pitching
lohud.com 30 days ago — NEW YORK - If Joe Girardi managed in 1950, on the last Yankees team to play the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, he wouldn't have had to worry about being second-guessed over pitching changes. Why? Because there sure weren't many pitching ...

What it was like, 59 years ago
riveraveblues.com 30 days ago — 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. ...

The 2009 World Series
deepintosports.com 10/28/2009 — Ah, the Fall Classic is finally upon us. It seems like baseball’s premiere showcase runs later in the year every season. In my very first post on DeepIntoSports.com (October 29, 2008) , I commented on the rare situation of all four major sports leagues playing meaningful games at the same ...

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 ...

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 ...

WS Preview: The Yankees Are Good
fangraphs.com 30 days ago — It’s finally here. Baseball takes the stage with two worthy contenders for the title, as the defending champs match up with the best team in baseball. The Phillies and Yankees both deserve to be here, and hopefully, we’ll get our first ...

Passionate Phillies fans rally outside City Hall — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 10/26/2009
Fifty-nine years ago, Phillies fan Wiley Smith and his friends suffered through a World Series sweep at the hands of the Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra and the rest of the New York Yankees.

Phillies say: Bring on the Yankees — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/26/2009
Now the Philadelphia Phillies can say it: The defending champs wanted the New York Yankees all along.

Phillies say: Bring on the Yankees — Examiner Sports 10/26/2009
Now the Philadelphia Phillies can say it: The defending champs wanted the New York Yankees all along.

Phillies say: Bring on the Yankees — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/26/2009
Now the Philadelphia Phillies can say it: The defending champs wanted the New York Yankees all along.

Sabathia, Lee likely slated for three starts each — SI.com - MLB 10/26/2009
The pitching plans of the Yankees and Phillies haven't been announced yet, but sources indicate that both teams are leaning toward rotations that would pit ex-Indians teammates CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee against each other three times should the World ...