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Over the course of the first four games of the World Series the Yankees have conquered all but one of the Phillies star players.

You're Cole Hamels and you're 25 years old, and that's still green enough to be allowed mistakes in most settings.

Dylan Keenan's gesture in the fifth inning of last night's World Series game said it all.

Refresh my memory. I am supposed to hate the Yankees because ... there is a reason, right? As the Bronx Bombers were closing in on a World Series title this week, I found my world invaded by nouveau Phillies fans.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi called for his closer, Mariano Rivera, with five outs remaining last night.

Phillies' Game 4 facts The assumption seemed to be that had the Phillies gotten through the top of the ninth inning tied Sunday night - Brad Lidge ended up giving up three runs with two outs in the 7-4 loss - they would have won it against the Yankees bullpen in the bottom of the inning.

Shortly before 9 last night, an 18-year-old died of a bullet wound two blocks from his home in the city's Fairhill section, according to police.

If an upcoming MRI exam dictates that Raul Ibanez undergo surgery to repair a torn muscle near his abdomen, it won't be shocking.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT, Fox analyst Tim McCarver gave it to Charlie Manuel on the telecast about a strategic decision in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the World Series, about not starting his baserunners in what ended up being a doubleplay.

Charlie Manuel was heading to the interview room when he spotted a reporter walking alongside.

The look on Sean McKinney's face told you everything you needed to know about what was going on in the top of the ninth inning in last night's World Series Game 6 at Yankee Stadium.

ANDY PETTITTE is like your favorite neighbor. He's there when you need him. He's the guy you want to hang with to watch the big game.

Cole Hamels took the mound with the poise and confidence of a rock star on a blind date.

As Phillies manager Charlie Manuel contemplates how things might have proven different in this year's World Series, he won't concern himself with wondering what might have happened had he opted to bring Cliff Lee back on short rest in Game 4. Despite the fact that the decisive runs weren't scored against Joe Blanton that evening, there will be some ...

Jay-Z might have started Thursday night's game off with a bang, but it wasn't until the eighth inning that Yankee Stadium got a look at the guy who really runs this town.

Let's get this straight. There's only one Mr. October. What Chase Utley has done is tremendous, hitting five home runs in this World Series, but don't even think about putting the Phillies' second baseman in the same class as Reggie Jackson's five home runs for the World Series champion Yankees in 1977.

Hideki Matsui's huge night at the plate has the Yankees three innings away from hoisting an unprecedented 27th World Series trophy.

When you lose, there's always a goat, always someone to blame. Remember when the Cubs turned on fan Steve Bartman for stopping Moises Alou from catching that foul ball in Game Six of the NLCS against the Marlins in 2003? Remember when Alex Rodriguez was slammed for being unable to perform in the playoffs when he batted just .159 over 13 divisional ...

A thought process with words, all about the Boston Red Sox and life itself. Unceasingly amazing, every day, every hour, every minute.

A.J. Burnett just looked plain scared last night. He had already allowed a three-run homer to Chase Utley in the first inning and seemed determined not to let the Phillies second baseman beat him again.