Last night's victory over the LA Angels of Anaheim gave the NY Yankees the AL pennant. The World Series starts on Wednesday in NY, where the media hype machine is no doubt already in full bore.
The Phillies' series with the Dodgers was summed up for me earlier on, with a Philadelphia Daily News headline after the first game: "Dodgers are tough but the Phils are tougher". Who knows what will define this series. It's come down to the two best teams in baseball.
The Phillies are the first team to reach the World Series the year after winning a World Series since the '00 and '01 Yankees. They are the first National League to do it since the '95 and '96 Braves. The last National League teams to repeat as World Series champions were the '75 and '76 Cincinnati Reds. Go, Phillies!
