The New York Yankees (110-61) vs the Philidelphia Phillies (100 -71)

The Phillies won the season series 2-1 in May.

Game 1: Wed, Oct 28th - 7:57pm FOX - CC Sabathia Vs. Cliff Lee

Game one should be great. Game two should also be interesting, with Pedro Martinez pitching in Yankee Stadium.


I'm a little biased, cause I am a Yankee fan, but I think New York finishes it in 5 games. The Phillies lineup is lefty heavy and strikes out a lot, and the Yankees will have 3 of the first 4 games started by Sabathia and Pettite, and the other game started by a guy who had 195 K's this year.

10/27/2009 12:38:07 PM

Yanks in....6

Philly wins game 3 and 4

Unless CC comes back to pitch game 4 on 3 days rest, which he probably wouldn't unless they're trailing in the series

[Edited on October 27, 2009 at 12:40 PM. Reason : x]

10/27/2009 12:39:07 PM

You people are delusional if you think the Yankees are going to win this series.

10/27/2009 12:41:12 PM

Anybody But the Phillies. ABP all the way...

Don't want those scummers or their regrettable fans to think they are special. The are the losingest franchise in sports history. 2 titles in 110 years and over 10,000 losses... Fuck 'em.

10/27/2009 12:48:17 PM

I'm rooting for Yankee Stadium to collapse

10/27/2009 12:56:01 PM

^^^

The NL East was weak this season and the Phillies won 93 games.

The AL East was the toughest division in baseball and the Yankees won 103 games.


The Yankees out-homered the Phillies 244-224 (and the phillies have a much smaller park).

The phillies best hitters are left-handed. The Yankees best pitchers are left-handed (starters, anyway)

Lidge vs. Rivera....come on.


Not so much delusion as statistical probability.

[Edited on October 27, 2009 at 12:57 PM. Reason : scrumples]

10/27/2009 12:57:01 PM

^^

10/27/2009 1:06:27 PM

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"Lidge vs. Rivera"

nothing more needs to be said

10/27/2009 1:35:47 PM

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"You people are delusional if you think the Yankees are aren't going to win this series."

FIFY

[Edited on October 27, 2009 at 1:47 PM. Reason : ]]

10/27/2009 1:46:39 PM

I hate both these teams.

But I especially hate the city of Philadelphia as a whole.

Go Yankees.

10/27/2009 1:50:32 PM

I don't like the Phillies, but I hate the Yankees. But I especially hate Yankee fans. What's the worst thing to happen since the Boston Bandwagon uprising post-2004?

This shit again.

Go Phillies.

And instead of arguing with a bunch of homers of 1 of the 2 most disgusting teams in all of baseball...that's why they play the games. SO, we shall see what happens.

10/27/2009 2:21:34 PM

go phils.

10/27/2009 2:23:43 PM

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"Boston Bandwagon uprising"

haha i like that! sounds all historical and shit like "Boston Tea Party"

10/27/2009 2:23:47 PM

If the Yankees do "miraculously" lose "somehow," then it's ok. Next year they'll need to just spend a little more the 250 million in the offseason!

10/27/2009 2:37:13 PM

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"1 of the 2 most disgusting teams in all of baseball."

what's the other? the bosox?

10/27/2009 2:45:05 PM

^^rofl sick burn

GO PHILS

10/27/2009 6:02:20 PM

I'm just glad the Angels lost because I hate having to stay up for west coast games

10/27/2009 6:28:06 PM

they all start at the same time regardless

10/27/2009 6:30:43 PM

it's been a while since a west coast series, but I thought I remembered 2002 games starting at like 10 and 11 on the east coast

10/27/2009 6:44:04 PM

GO YANKEES!

10/28/2009 3:14:21 PM

GO PHIGHTING PHILS!

actually, I dont really care who wins, I just want to see a good series, which on paper it looks like it will be

10/28/2009 3:25:07 PM

GO PHILLIES

10/28/2009 3:27:53 PM

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"The Yankees out-homered the Phillies 244-224 (and the phillies have a much smaller park)."

Weak ass argument. Yeah Yankees stadium may have larger dimensions, but the fucking ball flys out of left field in the new park. How many fucking Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon pop-ups wound up as HRs this year?

In terms of pure power hitting lineup, I think it is pretty even. Utley/Howard/Werth/Ibanez are a potent middle for power that matches up well with Damon/A-Rod/Tex/Matsui. Guys like Jeter and Rollins, Swisher and Feliz are pretty even as well.

Don't act like the Phillies are push overs.

10/28/2009 4:35:28 PM

OZZIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

10/28/2009 7:34:35 PM

Star Wars for the intro music??

10/28/2009 7:52:05 PM

damn, Lee was fucking dealing in that 1st inning

10/28/2009 8:21:52 PM

god i hate both of these teams

10/28/2009 8:24:50 PM

stream anyone?

10/28/2009 8:29:30 PM

Great play, Jimmy Rollins!

10/28/2009 9:36:49 PM

Phillies sweep!


You heard it hear first.

10/28/2009 9:38:34 PM

great play! Yankees fans suck!

10/28/2009 9:38:49 PM

i can't wait to hear the glorious reception Pedro receives tomorrow night!

10/28/2009 9:42:48 PM

chase freaking utley

10/28/2009 9:47:41 PM

i just lol'd at lee's catch.

[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 10:07 PM. Reason : replay made me lol.]

10/28/2009 10:04:18 PM

haha lee just made a basket catch on a pop-up to the mound

10/28/2009 10:04:45 PM

that was baller as fuck

10/28/2009 10:05:18 PM

Lee keepin' it loose

I love it!

10/28/2009 10:05:59 PM

hey guys, go phils.

amirite?

10/28/2009 10:06:52 PM

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"But I especially hate the city of Philadelphia as a whole."

What's so wrong with Philadelphia? Center City is a great area that is very vibrant and filled with history (even though I do hate Market Street). I'll admit that other parts of the city do suck, like the far Northern part. Philadelphia women though do suck. They think they are hotter than they actually are, and aren't as cool as Southern women. I think that some of them have honestly never had someone be genuinely nice to them. They think you have an ulterior motor if you are nice.

Even though I'm living in Philadelphia right now I'm a Yankees fan and have been proudly wearing my hat since the start of the playoffs.

10/28/2009 10:23:10 PM

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"Philadelphia women though do suck. They think they are hotter than they actually are, and aren't as cool as Southern women. I think that some of them have honestly never had someone be genuinely nice to them. They think you have an ulterior motor if you are nice."

Sounds like you're striking out more than Ryan Howard

10/28/2009 10:31:26 PM

wow...nice play by Lee...

10/28/2009 10:54:36 PM

that ws pretty sweet

10/28/2009 10:56:25 PM

damn

10/28/2009 10:56:58 PM

CLIFTON LEE 4 PREZ

10/28/2009 10:57:55 PM

I just got off the phone with the Indians. They said they would trade me their best assets for .30 on the dollar

10/28/2009 10:59:18 PM

IMO, Cliff Lee is the best pitcher in baseball

debate

10/28/2009 11:01:56 PM

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"Sounds like you're striking out more than Ryan Howard"

10/28/2009 11:04:57 PM

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"Sounds like you're striking out more than Ryan Howard"

haha, good one Ernie


dammit, this sucks. now I've got to hear all those so-called Phillies fans run their mouth off in class tomorrow.

[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 11:10 PM. Reason : ]

10/28/2009 11:07:31 PM

So the Yankees won last night, I'm assuming...

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"The NL East was weak this season and the Phillies won 93 games. The AL East was the toughest division in baseball and the Yankees won 103 games. The Yankees out-homered the Phillies 244-224 (and the phillies have a much smaller park). The phillies best hitters are left-handed. The Yankees best pitchers are left-handed (starters, anyway) Lidge vs. Rivera....come on. Not so much delusion as statistical probability."

[Edited on October 29, 2009 at 9:29 AM. Reason : f]

10/29/2009 9:28:35 AM

Last night sucked, and I have a raging headache today as a result

But it's just one game, Yanks bounce back tonight!!!

10/29/2009 9:35:51 AM