Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Phillies Show Swagger in Game 1 Domination of Yankees


Make no mistake...the Phillies showed why they were the defending World Series champions and completely dominated the Yankees tonight.

Cliff Lee, the former Cleveland Indian ace, made it look easy...literally. Love the comedy in the non-chalant catch of a simple pop up and the tricky behind the back stab of a chopper up the middle. Lee ended up throwing 122 pitches in his complete game, 10 strikeout performance where he gave up no earned runs.

Meanwhile, Chase Utley connected on two solo shots off of CC Sabathia through the 6th and the Phillies tacked on several insurance runs in the top of the 8th and 9th.

The Yankees have been shut out for two consecutive World Series games, dating back to a Josh Beckett shutout in Game 6 of the 2003 Wrold Series. Pedro Martinez (yes, that's not a typo) goes to the mound in Game 2 tomorrow night against A.J. Burnett.

1 comment:

  1. So who's your horse in this one??? I actually find myself rooting for the Yankees a bit the past few years. It's almost like picking the underdog. And make no mistake, it's not like the Phillies are this small market club. They won last year, I'm ready for a change.

    Still, if the Phils earn it, more power to them! Lee definitely did own tonight :D

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