World Series Championships: 26
Manager: Joe Girardi- 0 World Series Championships
Pitching Staff coached by Dave Eiland:
Staff Ace: CC Sabathia- 19-8, 3.37 197 K's; Postseason: 3-0, 1.19, 30 K's
Closer: Mariano Rivera- 3-3 44/46 saves/save opportunities, 1.76 ERA, 72 K's; Postseason 0-0, 3/3 saves/save opportunities, 0.84 ERA, 11 K's
Probable Starters:
A. J Burnett- 13-9, 4.04, 195 K's; Postseason 0-0, 4.42 ERA 13 K's
Andy Pettitte- 14-8, 4.16, 148 K's; Postseason 2-0, 2.37 ERA, 15 K's
Bullpen:
Joba Chamberlain- 9-6, 4.75, 133 K's; Postseason 0-0, 2.70, 3 K's
Phil Hughes- 8-3, 3.03, 96 K's; Postseason 0-1, 5.79, 6 K's
Phil Coke- 4-3, 4.50, 49 K's; Postseason 0-0, 0.00, 2 K's
Hitters coached by Kevin Long:
Catchers:
Jorge Posada- 22 HR's, 85 RBI's, .285 AVG; Postseason 3 HR's, 5 RBI's, .258 AVG
Jose Molina- 1 HR, 11 RBI's, .217 AVG; Postseason 0 HR's, 0 RBI's, .250 AVG
Infielders:
1B-Mark Texiera- 39 HR's, 122 RBI's, .292 AVG; Postseason 1 HR, 5 RBI's, .205 AVG
2B- Robinson Cano- 25 HR's, 85 RBI's, .320 AVG; Postseason 0 HR, 5 BBI's, .229 AVG
3B- Alex Rodriguez- 30 HR's, 100 RBI's, .286 AVG, 14 SB; Postseason 5 HR's, 12 RBI's, .438 AVG
SS- Derek Jeter- 18 HR's, 66 RBI's, .334 AVG, 30 SB; Postseason 3 HR's, 5 RBI's, .297 AVG
Outfielders:
RF- Nick Swisher- 29 HR's, 82 RBI's, .249 AVG; Postseason 0 HR, 1 RBI, .125 AVG
CF- Melky Carbera- 13 HR's, 68 RBI's, .274 AVG, 10 SB; Postseason 0 HR, 4 RBI's, .314 AVG
LF- Johnny Damon- 24 HR's, 82 RBI's, .282 AVG, 12 SB; Postseason 2 HR, 5 RBI's, .238 AVG
Bench:
DH- Hedeki Matsui- 28 HR's, 90 RBI's, .274 AVG; Postseason 1 HR, 5 RBI's, .233 AVG
PH- Jerry Hairston, Jr- 10 HR's, 39 RBI's, .251 AVG; Postseaon 0 HR, 0 RBI's, .500 AVG
PR- Brett Gardner- 3 HR, 23 RBI's, .270 AVG, 26 SB; Postseason 0 HR, 0 RBI, .667 AVG, 1 SB
Util- Freddy Guzman- 0 HR, 1 RBI, .167 AVG; Postseason 0 HR, 0 RBI, .000 AVG
The Philadelphia Phillies
World Series Champinships: 2
Manager: Charlie Manuel- 1 World Series Championship.
Pitching Staff coached by Rich Dubee:
Staff ace: Cole Hamels- 10-11, 4.32, 168 K's; Postseason 1-1, 6.75 12 K's
Closer: Brad Lidge- 0-8, 7.11, 31/42 saves/save opportunities, 61 K's; Postseason 0-0, 0.00, 3.3 saves/save opportunities, 4 K's.
Probable Starters:
Cliff Lee- 14-13, 3.22, 181 K's; Postseason 2-0, 0.74, 20 K's. Pitched at Meridian CC.
Pedro Martinez- 5-1, 3.63, 37 K's; Postseason 0-0, 0.00, 3 K's
Joe Blanton- 12-8, 4.05, 163 K's; Postseason 0-0, 4.66, 3 K's
Bullpen:
Ryan Madsen- 5-5, 3.26, 78 K's; Postseason 1-0, 4.50, 8 K's
J.A. Happ- 12-4, 2.93, 119 K's; Postseason 0-0, 7.36, 4 K's
Hitters coached by Milt Thompson
Catchers:
Carlos Ruiz- 9 HR, 43 RBI's, .255 AVG; Postseaon 1 HR, 7 RBI, .346 AVG
Paul Bako- 3 HR, 9 RBI, .224 AVG; Postseason 0 HR, 0 RBI, .000 AVG
Infielders:
1B- Ryan Howard- 45 HR, 141 RBI, .279 AVG; Postseason 2 HR, 14 RBI's, .355 AVG
2B- Chase Utley- 31 HR, 93 RBI, .282 AVG, 23 SB; Postseason 1 HR, 2 RBI, .303 AVG, 2 SB
3B- Pedro Feliz- 12 HR, 82 RBI, .266 AVG; Postseason 1 HR, 2 RBI, .161 AVG
SS- Jimmy Rollins- 21 HR, 77 RBI, .250 AVG, 31 SB; Postseason 0 HR, 3 RBI, .244 AVG
Outfielders:
RF- Jayson Werth- 36 HR, 99 RBI, .268 AVG, 20 SB; Postseason 5 HR, 10 RBI, .281 AVG
CF- Shane Victorino- 10 HR, 62 RBI, .292 AVG, 25 SB; Postseason 3 HR, 7 RBI, .361 AVG, 2 SB
LF- Raul Ibanez- 34 HR, 93 RBI, .272 AVG; Postseason 1 HR, 9 RBI, .226 AVG
Bench:
DH- Ben Francisco- 15 HR, 46 RBI, .247 AVG, 14 SB; Postseason 0, HR, 0 RBI, .000 AVG
PH- Matt Stairs- 5 HR, 17 RBI, .194 AVG; Postseason 0, HR, 0 RBI, .000 AVG
PR- Eric Bruntlett- 0 HR, 7 RBI, .171 AVG, 2 SB; Postseason o HR, 0 RBI, .000 AVG, 0 SB
Util- Greg Dobbs- 5 HR, 20 RBI, .247 AVG; Postseason 0 HR, 0 RBI, .000 AVG
Who's going to win?
Well, the Yankees have been pitching a little bit better than the Phillies, but the Phillies have been hitting better. I have to give the Yankees the edge as far as pitching because Hamels has been struggling, I think Sabathia can match Lee at home, and while Pedro Martinez pitched well against the Dodgers, he can not pitch a complete game. You also have to wonder about Brad Lidge, and you have to wonder if he demons will show up. I think the Phillies are going to try to run on the Yankees and Posada whenever they can and that should help the rest of their offense, so it's going to be key for the Yankees to keep Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino, and Chase Utley off of the base paths. I would also be really worried about Ryan Howard and the short right field porch at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees need to be very, very careful with him and make sure that they do not go down and in where he likes the ball. They also need to be careful with Raul Ibanez for the same reason. On the other side, the Phillies need to be really careful with A-Rod right now, and hope that Texiera stays cold. Both teams are very sound defensively, with the Phillies having the edge at catcher and in the outfield, and the Yankees having a slight advantage on the infield. Overall defensive advantage goes to the Phillies.
In conclusion, I think we will see a Minnesota type World Series where the home team wins each game. Since the Yankees have home field advantage, I'm going with the Yankees in seven.
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