Like I always do, I've been listening to MLB on XM all day today. There's a lot of talk about the Phillies returning to the World Series. The general consensus seems to be that the Yankees will dispatch the Angels and face the Phillies in the Fall Classic so most of the talk, from both the hosts and callers, has to do with them facing the Yankees and how they matchup. There's a lot of people that are subscribing to the school of thought that the Yankees will struggle against the Phillies if the Phillies overload their rotation with lefties (Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, J.A. Happ). A lot of people seem to think that the Yankee lineup is susceptible to left-handed pitching. They seem to feel that the Phillies will benefit greatly from being able to have their lefties start 5-6 games if need be. You know what I say to all of that? Bring it!Let's take a look at the Yankees lineup and see how they performed against lefties this year. Here are their averages, on-base percentage...
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