Billy Paultz Reconsidered

Both the Phillies and the Yankees have had AAA franchises in Scranton-Wilkes-Barre. Here’s a pretty nice look at the Series from, to that area, a local angle.
And speaking of local angles….
Chase Utley has won over at least one New York scribe.
Tim McCarver made a good point that I missed in last night’s live blog: You […]

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We are live from Chez Gross…
7:45 p.m.- Phils starters being introduced. I know TV flattens sound, but I thought the boos for Jimmy “Shut him up” Rollins were fairly subdued. Don’t hear any evidence that there’s a Philly presence in the crowd, though. Could do without the music….
7:50- Over on Comcast, Sixers are being lit up […]

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One could make an argument that, by formal analysis, the Yankees have the better offense, defense, starting pitching and bullpen.
Problem:  I just went through the last 30 World Series at length. There were 22 in which, by my reckoning, a superior team could be identified. In those 22, the better team went 10-12. (The other eight I considered, […]

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of this World Series matchup:
1. Secondary-market tickets are going for about $50 percent more in Philly than in New York. With the I-95 corridor proximity of the teams, ticket brokers are expecting a bigger Philly presence at the games in Yankee Stadium than the other way around.
“We’ll be watching prices in Philadelphia and New York […]

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