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Reporter’s Notebook: In a Child’s Company, Champions Become Gods

Before Game 5 of the World Series, in the visiting manager’s office at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Joe Girardi admitted he had thought about the parade. His son Dante, then 7 years old, had been asking about it. Keep up with the latest news on ...

From TYLER KEPNER, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Dave Robertson,  Derek Jeter,  Joe Girardi

After the Championship Comes the Challenge for the Yankees

It was never as easy as the Yankees made it seem the last time they were champions. They won four World Series in five seasons, from 1996 through 2000. They did not win again until Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Keep up with the latest news on The Timess ...

From TYLER KEPNER, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  New York Mets,  Derek Jeter,  Boston Red Sox,  Philadelphia Phillies

Yankees 7, Phillies 3: Back on Top, Yankees Add a 27th Title

A sliver of time for other teams is an epoch for the Yankees, who define themselves by championships. For eight seasons, they led the majors in victories, payroll and drama. They built a ballpark, created a network and expanded their brand around the ...

From TYLER KEPNER, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Hideki Matsui,  Andy Pettitte,  Mariano Rivera

In 1968, Tigers Beat the Odds and the Cardinals’ Gibson in Game 7

The odds were heavily stacked against a Phillies comeback in the World Series after they fell down by three games to one. The Yankees were the 20th team to take such a lead with the final two games at home, and only three of those teams had lost the ...

From TYLER KEPNER, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Chase Utley,  Tim McCarver,  Mickey Lolich

What Cole Hamels Really Meant

It has become another knock on Cole Hamels, the Phillies’ beleaguered left-hander who won the World Series most valuable player award last fall and has struggled this postseason. After Game 3, Hamels said, “I can’t wait for it to end. It’s been ...

From TYLER KEPNER, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies

Analysis: Rest vs. Resolve: Short Rotation Puts Pettitte on Spot

PHILADELPHIA Fans would like to believe that players can will themselves to greatness, particularly those infused with that most intangible quality: grit. There is no way to measure grit, but we know it when we see it, or at least we think we do. Keep ...

From TYLER KEPNER, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  New York Yankees,  Derek Jeter,  Ryan Madson,  Mark Teixeira

Timeless Sport’s Final Moments

PHILADELPHIA At the heart of baseball’s beauty is that anything is possible until the final out. There is no clock, no ticking away of the season. In theory, it could last forever. Nothing proves this better than the end of the World Series. Keep up ...

From TYLER KEPNER, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Jorge Posada,  Florida Marlins,  Josh Beckett,  Seth Smith

Phillies 8, Yankees 6: Phillies Send Series Back to the Bronx

PHILADELPHIA The championship was in the Yankees’ grasp on Monday night, and a reminder loomed over their heads at Citizens Bank Park before Game 5 of the World Series. As they lounged in their clubhouse, rolls of protective plastic wrap hung above ...

From TYLER KEPNER, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  New York Yankees,  A.J. Burnett,  Cliff Lee,  Chase Utley

Analysis: Game 4 Turned on Damon’s Heads-Up Running

PHILADELPHIA The Yankees will try on Monday to do precisely what they did in 2000, when they last won the World Series. They will attempt to clinch in Game 5 on the road with the defining moments of the World Series already written. Keep up with the ...

From TYLER KEPNER, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  New York Yankees,  Ryan Howard,  Charlie Manuel,  Brad Lidge

Yankees 7, Phillies 4: Yankees Beat Phillies and Move One Victory Away From Winning World Series

PHILADELPHIA The Yankees were so different nine years ago, when they won their last World Series, so different and yet somehow the same. They revolve now around a constellation of imported superstars with extravagant contracts. But their ethos is the ...

From TYLER KEPNER, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Ryan Howard,  Jorge Posada,  Alex Rodriguez

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