A-Rod, Swisher Come Alive For Series Lead
baseballdigest.com 11/1/2009 — Andy Pettitte has been on the big stage many times ni his career, but early on last night it looked like the Phillies were going to get the better of him and the Yankees. Then the Yankees bats woke up against the very human version of Cole Hamels ...

Yankees Take a 2 to 1 Lead
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 11/1/2009 — The game turned on a ball four count to Mark Teixeira. Up until that point in the fourth inning, Cole Hamels looked in complete control. The Yankees hadn't even gotten a hit to that point. Meanwhile, Andy Pettitte looked off and the Yankees were quickly down 3-0. Then Teixeira came up and with a ...

Yanks Outslug Phils; Take 2-1 Lead
fackyouk.blogspot.com 11/1/2009 — The last two times Andy Pettitte started a World Series game on a Saturday night, things did not go so well. Game Six of the 2003 World Series saw Pettitte take the loss as the Marlins clinched and Game Six in 2001 had the Diamondbacks absolutely teeing off on Pettitte as the Yanks failed to ...

Yanks Battle Back To Win, Take Lead In Series
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/1/2009 — (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY 0  ...

Gamers
puristbleedspinstripes.com 11/1/2009 — When Andy Pettitte was down 3-0 in the bottom of the second and had thrown around forty pitches, admit it, you were worried. We don’t learn, do we? In game 3 of the 1999 World Series, with Andy Pettitte starting, the Yankees were down 5-1 in the game and came back and won. Down 3-0, ...

Homer-happy Yankees take 2-1 series lead
lennysyankees.com 11/1/2009 — The once quiet World Series sluggers Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher broke out of their slumps in a big way to surge the Yankees past the Phillies 8-5 in Game 3. Quick ‘Cap: Jayson Werth’s first of two homers sparked a two-run rally in the second inning, but the Yankees retaliated in ...

Swisher Breaks Out as Collective Offensive Leads Yankees Past Phillies, 8-5
yanksblog.com 11/1/2009 — On Halloween night, the Yankees sent Andy Pettitte up against Cole Hamels as the Yankees stepped into Citizens Bank Park for the first time since June 21, 2006. The first run of the day came when Jayson Werth led off the bottom of the second wi...

World Series Game 3: The Camera Blinked
sports-central.org 11/1/2009 — Who'd have thought a World Series game would turn on a television camera, asks SC's Jeff Kallman. The Phillies now find themselves down 2-1, leaving Phillies manager Charlie Manuel with a difficult decision to make.

Rod, Pettitte power Yanks
mlb.mlb.com 11/1/2009 — By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com 11/01/09 2:05 AM EST PHILADELPHIA -- Alex Rodriguez's drive did more than rattle a stationary television camera perched over the right-field fence. The first video-reviewed home run in World Series history shook some life right ...

ANOTHER COMEBACK WIN FOR THE YANKS TO TAKE 2-1 SERIES LEAD
majorleagueblogging.com 11/1/2009 — Game 3 started exactly the way the Phillies needed it to. Cole Hamels set down the Yankees quickly through the first three innings, and the Phils jumped out to a 3-0 lead over Andy Pettitte, threatening in each of the first three innings. The crowd was roaring, and the Yanks were in a real ...

Yankees' bats break loose in Game 3 win (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/1/2009
The first instant replay call in World Series history did more than turn a double into a home run. It changed the whole game for Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees. Rodriguez's disputed shot started a big comeback and those powerful Yankees ...

Pettitte helps on both sides as Yankees lead 2-1 — ESPN.com - MLB 11/1/2009
Alex Rodriguez wound up with a home run after the first instant replay review in World Series history, and the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 on Saturday night for a 2-1 edge.

Yankees take control with Game 3 victory — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 11/1/2009
For all the talk about the incredible home-field advantage the Phillies had at Citizens Bank Park, the Yankees didn’t appear to be all that intimidated on Saturday night. Andy Pettitte grinded out six innings on a night when he didn’t ...

Yankees have a lot to say in Game 3 victory — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 11/1/2009
Even Nick Swisher gets into the act in Game 3, homering and scoring twice. PHILADELPHIA—The Yankees made a powerful statement with their 8-5 victory in Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday night. Actually, they made at least three ...

Yankees-Phillies World Series: Pettitte, A-Rod Spark 8-5 Game Three Win — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/1/2009
Before Game Three of the 2009 World Series could be played between the Yankees and the Phillies, the fans at Citizens Bank Park experienced an 80 minute rain delay to start the night. After the delay was over and the tarps were pulled off the ...