Bring It On: Who do you want the Phils to face in the World Series?

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Bring It On: Who do you want the Phils to face in the World Series?

POSTED: Friday, October 23, 2009, 6:28 PM
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Last night's game 5 between the Angels and the Yankees was a thriller, a back-and-forth affair reminiscent of game 4 of the NLDS between Philadelphia and Colorado.

It also popped a big ugly hole in the mystique that the American League teams are somehow inherently better than their National League counterparts. This was a game riddled with sloppy play, bizarre managerial decisions and bullpens as shaky and flaky as, well, as the Phils' was most of the year.

How afraid are you of a manager who'll pull his ace starter in the 7th to let Darren F. Oliver (Darren Oliver!) face Mark Teixeira?

How afraid are you of a manager who'll pull his most dangerous hitter — and one who's actually pretty fast — for a pinch runner in the top of the ninth while trailing by a run and when his run would only tie the game?

How afraid are you of Brian Fuentes? Of Phil Hughes? Of C.C. Sabathia for that matter?



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