Larry Bowa, Jim Thome, Randy Wolf, Vicente Padilla in the NLCS. That's what Phillies fans were thinking about and hoping for in 2003. Well, it finally happened, but as we know, it happened with the Dodgers, who now face the Phillies in a re-match of last years NLCS.
Make no mistake about it, this a better, more experienced Dodger team than we faced last year, and this will not be a 5-game Phillies victory. The Phils will have to play well in every facet of the game to win, and that might not even be enough.
As I said before the NLDS: Until the Phillies lose, I will not be changing the format of my previews. So, in the same format as last year's preview, here's my 2009 NLCS rundown.
The Aces
Cliff Lee / Cole Hamels
vs. Randy Wolf / Clayton Kershaw
Like in the Rockies series, the "name" pitchers are on the Phillies side, but that doesn't mean they are better. Let's take a quick look at how these pairs pitched in the first round.
The Dodgers won the 2 games Wolf and Kershaw pitch...
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