The Yankees Win! The Yankees Win! The-e-e-e-e-e-e Yankees Win!
That was the cry heard last night as the New York Yankees officially advanced to the World Series to face the Philadelphia Phillies.
It should be an interesting series. I think this is the first time in a few years that the team advancing from each league is truly the best team in that league.
The match-up everyone is looking forward to most is the Phillies starting pitching vs. the Yankees lineup, but perhaps what's more important is just how much of an improvement Brad Lidge is over Joe Nathan.
In the ALCS and throughout the season the Yankees made a habit of knocking out the starting pitchers and then wreaking havoc on the bullpen. However, in the ALCS this wasn't as important because worst case scenario they had to face Joe Nathan as the closer and they knew they could beat him. Brad Lidge will be tougher.
Some other top story lines heading into the series:
The Phillies are the defending champs looking to win back to back championships for the first time since the Yankees did it in 1998-2000.
The Yankees are looking for redemption after a decade of spending the big bucks and having no championships to show for it.
A-rod has somehow turned around his October fortunes and become the most clutch hitter in baseball this post-season.
Will the Yankees pitching be able to contain the Phillies lineup which is the first to feature legitimate threats to go deep every time that they've face this post season?
Will Brad Lidge continue his amazing performances like he did last year or will he implode like he does every so often in the regular season?
How long can Mariano Rivera continue to be the best closer in baseball when he only has one pitch?
Will either team's bullpen be able to hold it together? Will either team have a legitimate setup man step up?
Can the Yankees really win with a 3-man rotation?
Can C.C. Sabbathia continue his amazing run and will it be enough to compete with that vaunted Phillies roatation?
All I know is I'm excited! This looks to be a great series.
Who do you think is going to win? Phillies or Yankees?
Comments (27)
i hate the yankees.
Bronx girl here and I LOVE the Yankees!!!!! I'm so excited. Everyone in the world is rooting against us and we LOVE it! Go New York, it's DestiNY!!!!!!!!!Â
boo at yankees
PHILLIES for the second year in a row! WOOO HOO! I can't wait to watch.
Phillies all the way baby!!! W0000000!!!!
YANKEES!!!
so many haters! LOL, yankees woot!
Yawn. I'd rather watch other kind of 'balls' bouncing around.
go Phillies!! Jesus hates the yankees
I hate these teams and hope the umps ruin their series. Bastards.
This should be an interesting series indeed, I am looking forward to it.
I hope the Yankees win.
There's a good reason people (myself included) cannot root for the Yankees. It's because they've spent so much money. If they win, it'll be a vindication of the whole "rich get richer" theme in our consumerist society. The Phillies have done more with less, which is more impressive.
Always been a phillies fan. <3
as a Mets fan, i'm just about ready to slit my wrists. lol, kidding. but seriously, this is the absolute worst case scenario. they should both lose spectacularly.
This is every red sox fan's worst nightmare! haha
If I had to choose I'd pick the phillies just because I will go insane if I have to listen to yankee fans shouting '27 rings!'....ugh that would be the day :/
As a Royals fan, I cannot in good conscience root for the Yankees.
Go Phillies!
Go Yankees!
So many Yankee haters, so little time ^^
Either way, this is a greatttt series.
Got the Phillies, who are trying to turn Destiny to a Dynasty. Then you got the Yankees with a brand new stadium, trying to put the seal on it, as they did the last time they got a new stadium.
I'm from the bronx, who else would I cheer for...Go Yankees.
yankees!!! =]
As a National League fan and a certified Yankee-hater, I'm going for the Phillies. If you win Philly fans, please don't become Red Sox Nation V.2.0 and adopt that annoying "We're the shit and everyone else sucks," attitude.
To be honest, I'm just glad the Dodgers and Angels got knocked out. I was shuddering at the thought of an all SoCal World Series.
BOO! should have been the angels...
Yankees!!!! Angels couldn't top them because they can't play in anything but warm comfort!! You can't stop the reign!!
Yanks n 5... Their pitching has been really stellar with C.C and Burnett minus the one outing against the Angels. Granted the phils probably have the one of the best pitchers in Mlb with Cliff Lee, i just don't see them out hitting the yanks.
PHILLIES!!!!!! World F**king champs will defend their title!