World Series Game 5 Recap: Phillies 8, Yankees 6
thefightins.com 11/3/2009 — What happened? Chase Utley drove in four behind a solid start from Cliff Lee to lead the Phillies to a victory to force game six in the World Series. Who did what? Cliff Lee (W, 2-0) allowed five runs on four hits in seven plus innings. He ...

Chase Utley powers Phillies to Game Six
macho-row.blogspot.com 11/3/2009 — Cliff Lee not spectacular but good enough for a win If the season relied on one at-bat, who else would the Phillies want up besides Chase Utley ? Right now the answer is probably nobody. Utley smacked two home runs but his first inning three run blast set the tone for the game as the ...

It's a Whole New Series
misterballz.blogspot.com 11/3/2009 — The Phillies bounced back in the World Series to force a return to the Bronx with an 8-6 victory at Citizens Bank Park on Monday night. Cliff Lee started the game an held the Yankees to just 2 runs through 7 innings, before running into some problems in the eight and being charged with 3 more ...

Lee, Utley power Phillies over Yankees in Game 1
scoresreport.com 10/29/2009 — The Phillies gave up quite the package to acquire starter Cliff Lee from the Indians at the trade deadline, but that doesn’t matter much now because he was definitely worth it. Lee shut down the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series, taking a shutout into the ninth inning of a 6-1 ...

Don't give up
macho-row.blogspot.com 11/2/2009 — The Phillies are chasing the Yankees right now, down 3-1 First I would like to apologize for the lack of updates on this site over the crucial World series weekend. An unfortunate time for my auto-scheduled posts to fail me I must say. But regardless we move on. Rather than rehash each ...

Breaking Down The Game 3 Matchup
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/31/2009 — Well, after a boring off-day, the World Series is back and will resume tonight as the Yanks and Phillies will play Game 3 at Citizens Bank Park, to make for an extra special Halloween. For the Yankees, they're coming off that Game 2 win back at Yankee Stadium in which they beat Pedro Martinez, ...

Five reasons the Phillies could still win
scoresreport.com 11/4/2009 — SI.com’s Jon Heyman compiles five reasons why the Phillies can still pull off an upset and rally to beat the Yankees in the World Series. Here is his top 3 : 1. The Phillies aren’t called the Fightin’ Phils for no reason. And they aren’t the defending champs for no ...

Phillies Versus Yankees, World Series Preview
baseballmusings.com 10/28/2009 — The Phillies and Yankees kick off the 2009 World Series on Wednesday in the Bronx. The following table shows the team ranks in their respective leagues for various offensive and pitching categories: 2009 Season (NL/AL Ranks) Philadelphia ...

Lee, Utley lead the way in New York
macho-row.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — Defending champion Phillies take Game One 6-1 If Cliff Lee was ever nervous last night, you sure would not have guessed it by watching him pitch. If his first career World Series game Lee tossed one of the finest performances in Phillies postseason history. Lee pitched a complete game, ...

The Phillies Hang On
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 11/3/2009 — Cliff Lee was okay, which is what he's always been. A. J. Burnett was atrocious. And that was the difference. That the Phillies built a big lead and then watched the Yankees chip away at it despite missing a third of their regular lineup for at least part of the game should be of concern. But ...

Consensus lacking on issue of rest — Major League Baseball News 11/4/2009
It's become the debate of this World Series, with Yanks manager Joe Girardi and Phils skipper Charlie Manuel adopting opposite opinions. And one of the two is bound to be second-guessed when all is said and done.

Chase Utley looks to victories, not records — chicagotribune.com - Sports 11/4/2009
Philadelphia Phillies slugger in heady company with Reggie Jackson > NEW YORK -- Chase Utley, the slugger of few words, was also a man of little contact ...

Manuel's wavering on Lidge — NY Post: Sports 11/4/2009
Corn-pone Phillies manager Charlie Manuel did his aw-shucks best yesterday to convince everyone he hasn't lost faith in Brad Lidge. But Manuel's actions in Game 5 of the World Series Monday night spoke louder than his words. The decision not ...

Give Utley his props -- but Jax still tops — NY Post: Sports 11/4/2009
Let's get this straight. There's only one Mr. October. What Chase Utley has done is tremendous, hitting five home runs in this World Series, but don't even think about putting the Phillies' second baseman in the same class as Reggie Jackson's fiv...

Give Chase his props -- but Reggie's still tops — NY Post: Sports 11/4/2009
Let's get this straight. There's only one Mr. October. What Chase Utley has done is tremendous, hitting five home runs in this World Series, but don't even think about putting the Phillies' second baseman in the same class as Reggie Jackson's fiv...