The Philadelphia Phillies find themselves trailing the 2009 World Series by three games to one to the New York Yankees after last night's disheartening 9th inning defeat in Game #4 of the Fall Classic. Can a team come back from this kind of deficit on Major League Baseball's ultimate stage in a best-of-7 games format? … Continue reading It’s happened five times
1993 World Series
The underdog Phillies faced the defending champion Toronto Blue Jays in the 1993 World Series The Phillies reached the World Series, then got their fans all excited at the prospects of winning against their high-powered and favored opponents by splitting the first two games on the road. Coming back to Philly, emotions were high and … Continue reading 1993 World Series
1-0 means a little; 2-0 means a lot
The Fightin' Phils received a magnificent performance from Cliff Lee, who has been superb throughout these 2009 playoffs, and a "you ARE the man" 2-homerun show from Chase Utley to lead the way to a big 6-1 victory and a one game to none lead in last night's Game One of the World Series.For the … Continue reading 1-0 means a little; 2-0 means a lot
Three aces are keys to Phils series success
Pedro Martinez. Cliff Lee. Cole Hamels. One righthander and a pair of lefties. Three different levels of experience. All have filled the role of a true 'Ace' for their respective baseball organizations in the past.And now together, these three aces represent the absolute keys to the Phillies repeating as World Series champions.There is much being … Continue reading Three aces are keys to Phils series success
2008 NLCS pays a visit to 2009 NLCS
It was one week and one year ago today, Monday, October 13th, 2008. The Philadelphia Phillies led the Los Angeles Dodgers by two games to one in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. But headed into the top of the 8th inning of that Game #4, the Dodgers held a 5-3 lead and the Phils … Continue reading 2008 NLCS pays a visit to 2009 NLCS
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