The Fall Classic Begins…
Image from Wikipedia commons. Sorry, but no game shots. 
Alright there, sports fans. I bet a lot of you are wondering what the World Series Schedule for 2009 is, and we’re going to give it to you. This year’s Series is poised to be a contest of epic proportions. We have last year’s winners, the reigning World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies, facing off against the Yankees, who are looking for a return to the Fall Classic for the first time since the year 2000.
Here it is
Game 1 – Wednesday, October 28th – @New York
Game 2 – Thursday, October 29th – @ NY
Game 3 – Saturday, October 31st – @ Philadelphia
Game 4 – Sunday, November 1st – @ PHI
Game 5, if necessary, will be played on Monday, November 2nd in Philadelphia. Games 6 and 7, if necessary, will be in New York. The World Series this year is being broadcast by FOX, and games 2 and 3 will start at 7:57 pm, Eastern Standard Time, game 4 (this upcoming Sunday) will start at 8:20 pm, EST. Games 5-7, if necessary, will also begin at 7:57 EST. Check your local listing for the channel.
Game 1 is already over – and guess who lost in their fancy new digs?
That’s right, for those of you who missed it. The New York Yankees LOST in the first World Series game they played in their big fancy new stadium, that reportedly cost over a billion dollars. That was a pretty big cash advance in Coronado for a team that started seeing home runs fly over the walls (that they didn’t hit – including a 22-4 slaughtering by the Cleveland Indians) and Wednesday night was no exception.
Utley and Lee combine to Burn the Bronx Again
Two Philadelphia Phillies had outstanding nights. Second basemen Chase Utley and pitcher Cliff Lee both produced outstanding performances, with Utley hitting a home run in the 3rd and 6th innings, followed by two runs in the 8th and 9th innings by Raul Ibanez (two RBI in the 8th) and two RBI hits from Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard.
Cliff Lee pitched a complete game – which is amazing for a World Series game. Not only that, he pitched the first complete Game 1 defeat of the Yanks since the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax. In the first five, there were only 3 hits and 7 strikeouts. By the 9th, it was shutout, but a little luck went the way of the Yankees. The Bronx Bombers managed an unearned run off a throwing error during an attempted double play. In the end, it hardly mattered – as soon as that happened, Lee struck out Alex Rodriguez (who has had a BA of over .400 this postseason) and Posada with impunity, as if these legit threats at the backstop were a couple of impudent Little Leaguers that he was giving a lesson in humiliation. I bet the Indians regret that trade now!
Cue Gloating
This will be brief – but I’d like to take this moment to gloat over the Yankees loss, and remind everyone of the spanking the Evil Empire received last night. That will be all.
Gloating Over
The Yankees are not about to take this lying down. C.C. Sabathia is going to be looking for revenge, and so will everyone else. A-Rod was struck out three times, and he isn’t likely to be happy about it. They just lost the first World Series game on home turf – they will be out for blood tonight. Luckily, on TV it’s free – but attending in person would be well worth some instant cash loans.
