fackyouk.blogspot.com - 10/27/2009
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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 ...
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 ...
1950 World Series: Games Three & Four
fackyouk.blogspot.com 10/27/2009 — Game Three Ahead two games to none, the Yankees returned to the Bronx. Game Three was Friday afternoon; no major TV contract and the short distance between our nation's first and second Capitol cities meant that no off day was necessary between Games Two and Three. Philly made the interesting ...
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 ...
Phils Series, it was all about pitching
lohud.com 10/28/2009 — 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 10/28/2009 — 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 ...
WS Preview: The Yankees Are Good
fangraphs.com 10/28/2009 — 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 ...
The Revenge of the Whiz Kids?
centerfieldgate.com 10/26/2009 — The 1950 Phillies were one of baseball’s memorable teams : a great pitching staff and heavy long-bomb hitters. And they arrived at the Fall Classic in a similar fashion to their 2009 version: having humbled the Brooklyn version of the Dodgers in the season’s final game. Then, as ...
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 ...
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