Game Diary: WS Game 5, Yankees-Phillies
mlbnotebook.com 27 days ago — Well well well, ladies and gents. Just when you thought this series was over, the Philly bullpen did everything it could to prove you right! Unfortunately for them -and, apparently, their bookies - Chase Utley had other ideas, as went deep sauce twice to help propel the Phillies to a ...

World Series Game 5: Late Rally Falls Short in Philly
yanksblog.com 27 days ago — The Yankees had an opportunity to end the night as the 2009 World Series Champions, but A.J. Burnett was off his game and the Philly bats proved to be too much for the Yankee pitching staff in Game 5. Instead, the Yankees and Phillies will be head...

Game 5: Burnett spits the bit; Captain Clutch and Teix don't come through
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 27 days ago — As I wrote earlier, I really didn't expect the Yankees to win tonight. I just didn't see the Phillies going out with a fight. I also expected Cliff Lee to be great. He wasn't but unfortunately, the bad A.J. Burnett was back. Was it because of the three days rest? Perhaps. But sometimes, A.J. can ...

Phillies - Yankees Game 5 Notes
fivetooltool.blogspot.com 27 days ago — > And we're back, because this has gone so well the last two times I've tried this. Stout heart! Firm belief! Cliff Lee! I might also still be drunk. > In that all important portion of the game where I'm not really watching due to being a less than totally worthless Dad, the Phils took a big ...

Can Cliff Lee save the Phillies’ season?
scoresreport.com 28 days ago — The Phillies acquired Cliff Lee at the trade deadline this season to help bolster their starting pitching and help get the back to the World Series. But now that they’re back in the Fall Classic, the Phillies need one more thing from Lee: To ...

Phillies send series back to Bronx
lennysyankees.com 27 days ago — This time, Joe Girardi’s decision before the game cost the Yankees the win. A.J. Burnett was sent out on short rest to face Cliff Lee on full rest in Game 5. Lee and the Phillies came away the victors, winning 8-6.  Quick ‘Cap: Alex Rodriguez got the Yankees going early with an ...

Phillies Hold Off Yankees, Force Game Six
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 26 days ago — Like George Costanza, the Philadelphia Phillies did the opposite last night. Instead of having tuna on toast, with coleslaw, and a cup of coffee and trying to wait out AJ Burnett, the Phillies had chicken salad, on rye, untoasted, and a cup of tea and jumped all over Burnett.

Three Bothersome Things and a Few Takeaways
noyoureatowel.net 27 days ago — It's weird to feel nervous about this World Series. The Yankees are up 3-2 and coming back to the Bronx. The Yankees have lost two games in a row at home only twice since A-Rod returned to the lineup at the beginning of May. Amazingly, those two times were to the Nationals and the Orioles. So ...

Thoughts on the Yanks' Game 4 win + Game 5 pitching matchup
noyoureatowel.net 28 days ago — It's 1:20 a.m. EST and my heart rate has finally dropped to a sustainable level after the Yankees stunned the Phillies , their crazy fans at Citizens Bank Park, and the rest of the baseball-watching universe with a series-changing, momentum-stealing 7-4 win in Game 4 of the 2009 World Series. ...

World Series Game 4: Late Rally Puts Yankees Within One Victory of a Title
yanksblog.com 28 days ago — The Yankees are now just 27 outs away from wrapping up their 27th World Series title, thanks to a tie-braking 9th inning rally that led to a 7–4 victory over the Phillies and a commanding 3–1 series lead. This latest installment of the 2009 World ...

World Series Game 5: Yankees-Phillies live blog — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 28 days ago
8:09: The Yankees don't score again in the inning, but they had two hits and drew a walk, doing more damage in the first than they did most of the night in Game 1. Lee threw 20 pitches. 8:05: Another huge hit for A-Rod, who doubles in Damon to ...

Both managers mishandle pitching staffs — SI.com - MLB 27 days ago
PHILADELPHIA -- The biggest catchphrase in this World Series, besides instant replay of course, is short rest. Who's getting it? Who's giving it? Who's refusing it? Charlie Manuel did not ask Cliff Lee to pitch on short rest in Game 4 and the Phillies ...

Yankees Short Hops: Game 5 — Major League Baseball News 27 days ago
A.J. Burnett gave the Phillies too much of an early cushion for the Yankees to bounce back, especially against Cliff Lee, and thus they lost Game 5.

Back to New York — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 27 days ago
Time to hop back on the New Jersey Turnpike. Or Amtrak. Whatever. This World Series is headed back to New York. With A.J. Burnett failing to get an out in the third inning, Chase Utley continuing to terrorize pitchers and Cliff Lee just good enough, ...

Bodley: A mound of difference — Major League Baseball News 27 days ago
Cliff Lee started on regular rest, A.J. Burnett on short rest. Lee was outstanding, and his Game 5 outing shifted the tenor of the Series.