Phillies slugger Ryan Howard, a one-man wrecking crew during the first two rounds of the postseason, was an offensive no-show during Games 2 and 3 of the World Series.
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November 01, 2009
Cole Hamels was asked about his struggles this season and if he was looking forward to next season starting. His response was a bit of a head-shaker. "I can't wait for it to end. It's been mentally draining. But, you know what, it's one of those things, a year in, you just can't wait for a fresh start," Hamels said. Granted, he later added that "Game...
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October 31, 2009
I don't profess to know the secret to being a successful major league pitcher, but there are a few common sense approaches Cole Hamels needs to follow tonight. We've all recognized Hamels' need for a third pitch, which isn't going to happen until the offseason. The Inquirer's Jim Salisbury wrote today that Hamels will work on adding a cutter or slider, in addition...
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October 31, 2009
That one was rather frustrating. Cole Hamels looked dominant early but unraveled quickly after being squeezed on a would-be strike three to Mark Teixiera in the top of the fourth. A-Rod got the Yankees on the board with a questionable home run that hit off a camera hanging over the right field wall that some brilliant exec at FOX thought would be a great spot for it. Hamels came...
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November 02, 2009
Chase Utley ripped a no-doubt-about-it shot to right, put his head down and ran around the bases so quickly he nearly passed Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino.
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November 02, 2009
PHILADELPHIA | In this, the postseason of disputed calls and replay reviews, television is now trying to help make life easier on umpires at the World Series. One night after one of its cameras behind the right-field fence was struck by Alex Rodriguez's deep drive, Fox decided to move it back from the fence to prevent a similar play from happening in the two remaining series...
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November 01, 2009
Blanton doesn't have the name recognition, but he's playoff tested
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November 03, 2009
The Phillies couldn't get the Blue Jays to trade them Roy Halladay, so they acquired Cliff Lee instead. After Lee beats New York again to keep Philly alive in the World Series, the Yankees are glad to be -- presumably -- done with him, Danny Knobler says.
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November 02, 2009
The Yankees try to finish the Phillies and capture a 27th World Championship. A.J. Burnett takes the mound tonight for the Yankees against Philadelphia's Game 1 hero: Cliff Lee.
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November 02, 2009
The Yankees are a win away from a 27th World Series title. Standing in their way is Cliff Lee. Can he continue his postseason brilliance and keep the Phillies alive? The Yankees lead 1-0.
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November 02, 2009
The New York Yankees lost game five to the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 8-5. A.J. Burnett got the loss.
Chase Utley is killing the Yankees. The Yankees are going to have to pitch around him and pitch to “I strike out a lot” Ryan Howard.
I was actually expecting the Yankees to win the [...]
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November 02, 2009
Yankees 7 – Phillies 4: For the Yankees, that is. After Pedro Feliz shifted all of the momentum into the Phillies corner with a homer off of Joba Chamberlain, Brad Lidge couldn’t hold it. Lidge was one pitch away from sending the Phillies to the bottom half of the ninth tied at four. However, [...]
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November 03, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Yankee Nation moved in last night for the kill, risking the desperate Philadelphia resistance of Cliff Lee, thrown foodstuffs, profane insults, even physical threats.
"This is too good," said Phil Robinson, business-tech marketer, ...
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November 01, 2009
Let me start off by saying that I'm not a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies, but I'm a fan of any team that is playing the New York Yankees...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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November 03, 2009
Cliff Lee had a 6.43 ERA for the game, but the geniuses at FOX gave him the Player of the Game.Utley? Sorry, buddy your two homers aren't good enough.
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