Pedro Martinez and Yankees renew rivalry

When the Phillies signed pitcher Pedro Martinez late in the regular season it was with hopes hat he could provide them with a little bit more than Jamie Moyer was giving them.
Now, they are asking for more; A lot more.
Pedro will take the mound tonight at Yankees Stadium with the task of giving the Phillies [...]

CompleteLee Dominant Phils lead 1-0

Wow.  How was that for a game one folks ?  I have waxed rhapsodic about Cliff Lee since the trade.  Even tolerated his brief slump after a 5-0 start with the Phitens where he looked mortal.  He reverted to previous form last night and absolutely dispatched with extreme prejudice a Yankees team that is a [...]

It is on! Game 1 of World Series Arrives

The wait is finally over, Game 1 of the World Series have arrived.
While many analysts have predicted this to be a long and close series, history tells us that the winner may just be decided tonight.
In the last 12 years, teams which won Game 1, won the series 11 times, including the last six. That [...]

Sixers open up to little fanfare

 
It is not often a season-opener goes unnoticed, but that’s exactly what is happening for the Sixers as they prepare for the start of the season today.
With the Phillies set to face the Yankees tonight, basketball is set deeply in the background Philly fans. There is also the notion that the Sixers will be nothing [...]

Pedro Martinez to get ball in Game 2

If someone had told you at the All-Star break that the Phillies would be in the World Series with Cliff Lee and Pedro Martinez pitching games one and two, what would your reaction have been?
Likely a little confused.
However the Phillies two big late-season pickups will be doing exactly that as Charlie Manuel announced that Pedro [...]

World Series offensive breakdown

We are now just one day away fro Game 1 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. There promises to be plenty of drama as these two teams face off in the World Series for the first time in 50 years.
Bellow is a breakdown of how the teams match up [...]

Bring on the Yankees

Bring on the Yankees!
As someone who hates the Yankees more than any franchise in professional sports, I found myself in a strange place during the final outs of the Yankees Game Six ALCS win over the Angels, Sunday Night.
For the first time that I can recall, I was rooting for the Yankees.
That’s right, rooting for [...]

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• Pedro Martinez and Yankees renew rivalry
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• It is on! Game 1 of World Series Arrives
• Sixers open up to little fanfare