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I knew the franchise comparison would eventually come. That was the most memorable line I think...
A good read for any phillies fan
Franchise comparison (yanks/phils)
With this trip to the World Series, the Yankees will attempt to end this title "drought." Despite the fact that their opponent is the defending World Champions, they will be overwhelming favorites in this World Series. And let's be fair: when your ownership spends a quarter of a billion dollars on free agent signings in the off-season (C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Mark Teixeira), you SHOULD be the favorite no matter who you play. In today's day and age of tough economic times, that would be quite ironic if the Yankees are the victors. But then again, Major League Baseball hasn't ever really cared who they alienate as long as they make their money. If you read a recent edition of the Sporting News, the predictions are in already: All five "experts" picked the Yankees to win it all: four picks were against the Phils, one against the Cardinals. Woody Paige of ESPN claimed that the 1951 (?) Whiz Kids were a better team than this '09 squad. Hey Woody, first off, were you coherent enough at that age to have such keen insight into that team? Second off, the Whiz Kids were 1950, not 1951. Other "experts" on this show claimed the Phillies were going to be underdogs no matter who they played, and that the Yankees lineup was much better than the Phillies lineup. Reggie Jackson, now an ambassador to the Yankees, favors A-Fraud to Ryan Howard when talking to www.foxsports.com : "You can go around Howard," Jackson says. "You can't go around this guy. He's got too much behind him. There's too much depth in our order." Evidently, Mr. October never watched a Phillies game this entire season to notice that the guy who hits behind Howard had 30-plus homers and 99 RBI's (Jayson Werth). And when Werth didn't hit behind Howard, there was Raul Ibanez. Come on Reggie!!
Truth be told, there are things at stake here for both teams. For the Phillies, it's a chance at baseball history. A chance to become, the "Big Red Machine" of this era, or just another National League team who couldn't bring home the big one two years running. This is finally a chance at some long-awaited respect from baseball peers that has never been recognized (and until recently, it shouldn't have been). A chance to maybe get a televised night game instead of 2:37 pm in the afternoon. The Phillies aren't entirely without believers. Slowly but surely, baseball insiders such as Jon Heyman from www.si.com have taken notice of the Phillies "never say die" attitude and resilient play. The Phillies got credit for beating the Tampa Bay Rays in last year's fall classic, but not enough credit because they didn't beat the Yankees or Red Sox. Because of what the potential results could mean for the history of this team as well as the future of it, this series may mean more to the Phillies franchise and their fans than any series the team has played in its history. If the Phils win, they take down "The Evil Empire," and prove once again that you don't need to be "the best team money can buy" to be a champion. In the process they will have righted and validated their entire history. The morale in this city will drop quicker than a Luis Castillo pop up if they fail to bring it home. It will remind us of how things used to be in this town. Losers again. Just something else New York took from us that we wanted.
If the Yankees win, to them it's simply a matter of bragging rights. New York will have trumped Philly again, and rah-rah- another title. To them, it's just like doing their laundry and nothing more. Running around bragging that you've won the World Series for the 27th time is kind of lame if you ask me. I've had my share of Yankees fans email me and accuse us Phillies fans of being "too proud" just because we won ONE title last year. This remark is so absurd that it doesn't deserve a response. What exactly did you expect a championship STARVED city to do after breaking a 25-year jinx? We don't have seven teams, only four, making our chances slimmer off the bat. Here is an example of what I get:
"Do be jealous that this year the World Series Title will be going to The NY Yankees. Phillies you had your 15 minutes of fame. It's all over now."
Moving right along: As far as the Yankees go, the two biggest questions marks going into the postseason for them were Sabathia and A-Fraud. So far, both have come up big against the Twins and Angels. But are the Yankees that good? Or are those two teams folding to the competition? It will take the biggest stage of them all to know for sure. As far as A-Fraud goes, don't get too worried. Remember B.J. Upton and the six home runs he hit in in last year's AL Playoffs?..........................
A good read for any phillies fan
Franchise comparison (yanks/phils)
With this trip to the World Series, the Yankees will attempt to end this title "drought." Despite the fact that their opponent is the defending World Champions, they will be overwhelming favorites in this World Series. And let's be fair: when your ownership spends a quarter of a billion dollars on free agent signings in the off-season (C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Mark Teixeira), you SHOULD be the favorite no matter who you play. In today's day and age of tough economic times, that would be quite ironic if the Yankees are the victors. But then again, Major League Baseball hasn't ever really cared who they alienate as long as they make their money. If you read a recent edition of the Sporting News, the predictions are in already: All five "experts" picked the Yankees to win it all: four picks were against the Phils, one against the Cardinals. Woody Paige of ESPN claimed that the 1951 (?) Whiz Kids were a better team than this '09 squad. Hey Woody, first off, were you coherent enough at that age to have such keen insight into that team? Second off, the Whiz Kids were 1950, not 1951. Other "experts" on this show claimed the Phillies were going to be underdogs no matter who they played, and that the Yankees lineup was much better than the Phillies lineup. Reggie Jackson, now an ambassador to the Yankees, favors A-Fraud to Ryan Howard when talking to www.foxsports.com : "You can go around Howard," Jackson says. "You can't go around this guy. He's got too much behind him. There's too much depth in our order." Evidently, Mr. October never watched a Phillies game this entire season to notice that the guy who hits behind Howard had 30-plus homers and 99 RBI's (Jayson Werth). And when Werth didn't hit behind Howard, there was Raul Ibanez. Come on Reggie!!
Truth be told, there are things at stake here for both teams. For the Phillies, it's a chance at baseball history. A chance to become, the "Big Red Machine" of this era, or just another National League team who couldn't bring home the big one two years running. This is finally a chance at some long-awaited respect from baseball peers that has never been recognized (and until recently, it shouldn't have been). A chance to maybe get a televised night game instead of 2:37 pm in the afternoon. The Phillies aren't entirely without believers. Slowly but surely, baseball insiders such as Jon Heyman from www.si.com have taken notice of the Phillies "never say die" attitude and resilient play. The Phillies got credit for beating the Tampa Bay Rays in last year's fall classic, but not enough credit because they didn't beat the Yankees or Red Sox. Because of what the potential results could mean for the history of this team as well as the future of it, this series may mean more to the Phillies franchise and their fans than any series the team has played in its history. If the Phils win, they take down "The Evil Empire," and prove once again that you don't need to be "the best team money can buy" to be a champion. In the process they will have righted and validated their entire history. The morale in this city will drop quicker than a Luis Castillo pop up if they fail to bring it home. It will remind us of how things used to be in this town. Losers again. Just something else New York took from us that we wanted.
If the Yankees win, to them it's simply a matter of bragging rights. New York will have trumped Philly again, and rah-rah- another title. To them, it's just like doing their laundry and nothing more. Running around bragging that you've won the World Series for the 27th time is kind of lame if you ask me. I've had my share of Yankees fans email me and accuse us Phillies fans of being "too proud" just because we won ONE title last year. This remark is so absurd that it doesn't deserve a response. What exactly did you expect a championship STARVED city to do after breaking a 25-year jinx? We don't have seven teams, only four, making our chances slimmer off the bat. Here is an example of what I get:
"Do be jealous that this year the World Series Title will be going to The NY Yankees. Phillies you had your 15 minutes of fame. It's all over now."
Moving right along: As far as the Yankees go, the two biggest questions marks going into the postseason for them were Sabathia and A-Fraud. So far, both have come up big against the Twins and Angels. But are the Yankees that good? Or are those two teams folding to the competition? It will take the biggest stage of them all to know for sure. As far as A-Fraud goes, don't get too worried. Remember B.J. Upton and the six home runs he hit in in last year's AL Playoffs?..........................
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<< <i>Way too long of a post >>
Do all those words hurt your eyes? That's right-you're a Bama fan. Literacy is optional, so you sell your text books.
A great time to be a Yankee fan.
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A great time to be a Yankee fan.
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<< <i>Bottom line for me - I'm quite happy the Phils won it last season...can't win it every season, that's impossible...so win or lose this season, I'm thrilled to be in the WS again and thrilled as well to be playing the New York Yankees...so win or lose, I'm gonna thoroughly enjoy this WS and of course, of course, it would be better with another ring. >>
if they win... nirvana... if they lose and play well... it'll hurt, but only for a little while, and then you can go on being proud and hoping for a 4th division crown
I think I'd rather see Lee win it and do well only because he didn't leave out of greed.
should be a great series. I think I'll be a temporary Phillies Phan.
<< <i>Being a Tribe fan I'm really torn on game 1.....
I think I'd rather see Lee win it and do well only because he didn't leave out of greed.
should be a great series. I think I'll be a temporary Phillies Phan. >>
Im going to be LAUGHING my rear off when CC opts out of that yankee contract in year 3
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