Manuel: Pedro is Game 2 Starter
lennysyankees.com 10/27/2009 — Via Sam Borden : Charlie Manuel announced on a radio show this morning that Pedro Martinez will be his Game 2 starter, a move which should make for terrific theater and unbelievable amounts of second-guessing if it doesn’t work out. Some Phillies fans are thinking Cole Hamels, last year’s ...

Pedro in Two
baseballmusings.com 10/27/2009 — The Phillies are going with Pedro Martinez in game two of the World Series : Manuel made his decision public on Tuesday morning during a radio spot on 1210-AM with host Michael Smerconish. It’s an interesting decision. Hamels would likely pitch game three, and Hamels pitched much ...

Who's Your Game 2 Starter?
puristbleedspinstripes.com 10/27/2009 — By now you've likely heard the news: Pedro Martinez will start Game 2 of the World Series for the Phillies. Game two. In New York. This, of course, would be the same Pedro who once uttered, "just call the Yankees my daddy", spawning non-stop "who's-your-daddy?" chants at the Stadium. Pedro was ...

Pedro Gets Game Two in the Bronx
the700level.com 10/27/2009 — Charlie Manuel had been somewhat tight-lipped regarding his game two starter for the World Series, but when he didn't immediately go with Cole Hamels, the writing was on the wall that we might see Pedro Martinez follow Cliff Lee in the rotation. Interestingly, neither pitcher was on the ...

Pedro Meets The Yankees Again
fangraphs.com 10/28/2009 — The last time Pedro Martinez faced the New York Yankees in the post-season came back during the 2004 American League Championship Series. Some may recall that series because (a) it launched a million annoying Red Sox fans and (b) Pedro appeared in ...

Who's Your Daddy?
myteamrivals.typepad.com 30 days ago — The Yankees, apparently. The Yankees are your Daddy, Pedro. This was the highlight of my postseason, and I'm sure it was for more than one other Sox fan. Pedro Martinez, in an NL uniform, back in New York, with a shot to essentially shut the door on the Yankees' 2009 World ...

Will Pedro Martinez be the Yankees’ daddy?
boston.sportsthenandnow.com 10/26/2009 — Will Pedro be the Yankees' Daddy this time around? Just after midnight, the New York Yankees punched their ticket to the World Series for the very first time since Aaron Boone launched an extra-inning, season-ending and heart-crushing home run into the left field corner at Yankee Stadium ...

Who's Afraid Of Pedro Martinez?
fackyouk.blogspot.com 30 days ago — Let's be honest, a lot more of us than would be had the Yankees won last night. Even the people who aren't worried at least realize the possibility that Pedro could come up with a resplendent performance against the Yanks at a very inopportune time for them. Pedro has always been a bit of an ...

Charlie Manuel Doesn’t Want To Win The World Series
twinkietalk.com 10/27/2009 — Charlie Manuel announced that Pedro Martinez will start game 2 of the World Series in Yankee Stadium. It will be his seventh career appearance in the playoffs versus New York. The main question everyone should be asking is: why? Supposedly Manuel is worried about Hamels’s recent struggles ...

Pedro will go Game 2
novafantasysports.com 10/27/2009 — Update: David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News is reporting on his Twitter page that Charlie Manuel has announced he will go with Pedro Martinez as his starter in Game 2 of the World Series.  Cole Hamels will get the ball in Game 3 back in Philly.  Fantasy Impact: This move is ...

Pedro may start Game 2 against Yankees — NY Post: Sports 10/26/2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Charlie Manuel answered one question about the Phillies yesterday, but raised quite a few more. While the Philadelphia manager went ahead and named Cliff Lee his starter for Game 1 of the World Series against the Yankees, Manuel le...

The Top Latinos in MLB's World Series — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/26/2009
Alex Rodriguez had one of the best performances ever by a Latino in League Championship Series.   Mariano Rivera added to his Hall of Fame-bound career after another superb outing and once again he showed the world why he is possibly the best ...

Analysis: Recent World Series, More Clunkers Than Classics — NYT > Baseball 10/26/2009
The Yankees have been away from the World Series for the last five years, and in their absence, baseball’s showcase has flopped on a national scale.

No shortage of stars and subplots in Philadelphia Phillies-New York Yankees World Series, writes Howard Bryant — ESPN.com - MLB 10/26/2009
No shortage of stars, subplots and similarities in Phillies-Yankees Fall Classic

Phillies-Yankees: 2009 World Series Preview — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/26/2009
This is a preview of the 2009 World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees. Game 1 starts the series off on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The article will break down every position including the bullpen, bench, and ...