Its official, the Yankees will meet the Phillies in the 2009 World Series. On the backs of great pitching from starter Andy Pettitte (6.1 IP) along with six solid outs from Mariano Rivera, the Yankees clinched their 40th AL pennant with a 5-2 Game 6 win at Yankee Stadium Sunday night.
You'll forgive my East Coast Bias, but this is definitely the best possible matchup for this year's World Series. Representing the NL, you have the Philadelphia Phillies, defending 2008 World Series Champions versus the AL's best team, the 103-win New York Yankees. This World Series shapes up to be an interesting series not seen in some years, as WS sweeps in 2004, 2005, and 2007 proved lackluster and anti-climatic. Here's hoping this series goes 6 or 7 games to erase the lopsided contests of recent years.
World Series breakdown to follow soon. Stay tuned.
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