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 position-by-position.

 First Base: This would be the marquee position with two players who are not only of All-Star caliber, but MVP worthy. Ryan Howard has been a monster year after year, producing 40-plus home runs and 140 RBIs a season. His defense has improved and he defines the word clutch. Most people credit Jimmy Rollins for being the engine of the team but it became clear [...]

It’s official. Ever since the Phillies won the National League and gained their second straight trip to the World Series I have been conducting an informal poll anong die hard Phillie fans. The answers I am getting are suggestive of how this team has changed.

Yes we are the Phillies, the first team to lost 10,000 games. Not only have we been around forever, we weren’t very good for a long, long time. It used to be decades of suffering with the occasional glimpse of hope or standout player. The Whiz Kids. Schmidty hitting #500, Lefty striking out everyone in the league at least once in his stellar career. And in between were [...]