12 Men on the Field: Why I Still Love SportsCenter
gofor2.net 10/20/2009 — You all know SportsCenter, it recently celebrated 30 years of taking up 90% of ESPN’s airtime. Seriously, this show is on the air for about 35 hours a day, which is unique because its basically a 1 hour long show running on a huge loop. So why am I not sick of it? There’s lots of ...

Born Again
mlbnotebook.com 11/6/2009 — All right, let's get the required disclaimers out of the way first. Yes, it hurts to lose any World Series in any year under any circumstances. There is no such thing as too many wins. Congratulations to the New York Yankees. You deserved to win. So let it be written, ...

Philadelphia Phillies - 2009 Debrief
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 11/6/2009 — Right after the regular season ended, a series of posts began to debrief all the major league teams to look at the 2009 season and to look ahead to 2010. The series has already concluded the National League West and one post covered the Atlanta Braves for the National League East before the ...

This Is Sportscenter? (video)
youtube.com 10/7/2009 — Sportscenter since 2004

Christmas in November
morehardball.blogspot.com 11/5/2009 — As a Mets fan, this season was one to forget. A new stadium opened and the team never showed up to play in it. There was more money on the disabled list than most teams had on their total payroll. A team that Sports Illustrated picked to win the NL East and the World Series never even sniffed ...

Thank You Phillies
pabaseball.blogspot.com 11/5/2009 — WSBGMs would like to take this opportunity to thank the Philadelphia Phillies for one helluva ride this season. Third straight NL East title and back-to-back World Series appearances...that's the stuff I used to dream of when I was a kid. They may not have won the coveted championship this ...

Watch: Phillies Post Game March
nybaseballdigest.com 11/6/2009 — Watch the Phillies march to the hotel after losing Game 6 to the Yankees. I think someone shouts Phillies **** at some point in the background.

Tale of the Tape - New York - World Series Edition
pabaseball.blogspot.com 10/28/2009 — Punk Rock Music New York - The Ramones, the most influential rock band since The Beatles, hailed from Queens. But if that isn't enough, consider the hardcore scene and bands like H2O, Sick Of It All, Cro-Mags, CIV, Gorilla Biscuits, Agnostic Front, Murphy's Law and many more. Philly - Philly ...

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, ...

Phillies Keys To Game 6
myteamrivals.typepad.com 11/4/2009 —  The Philadelphia Phillies are on a mission that some feel is impossible. Win two in a row at Yankees Stadium and remain World Champions. Sure the Yankees had the best record in baseball in 2009 which included the best home record in the game, but this never say dies group of Phillies ...

MLB playoffs: The postseason had its share of defining moments — ESPN.com - MLB 11/6/2009
Yankees toppled Phillies to return to glory, but full-scale instant replay clearly needed

For Philadelphia Phillies, It Is Time To Chase Away Winter Blues — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/6/2009
If in a loss everything would have a Phillies hue, perhaps if Chase Utley would have hit a two-run home run in the late innings of Game Six, and his Reggie Jackson breaking performance could have earned him the World Series MVP in a losing cause.  ...

Should the Chicago Cubs Consider Brett Myers? — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/6/2009
Reports out of Philadelphia Friday are that the National League Champion Phillies will not pursue an extension with Brett Myers. Myers, once the top of the Philadelphia rotation, fell out of favor over the last couple years because of injuries and ...

Joe Sheehan: What does the future hold for the Yankees and Phillies? — SI.com - MLB 11/6/2009
The Yankees and Phillies will both return the core of their pennant-winning teams in 2010, but Joe Sheehan says both front offices have plenty of decisions to make in the offseason.

Brett Myers Will Not Be Returning to the Philadelphia Phillies Next Year — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/6/2009
In a meeting today, Ruben Amaro Jr. informed Brett Myers that they would not attempt to renegotiate. Amaro did not give any reason as to why he was released, though the $12 million in cap space may be a factor. Myers said that he felt it coming ...