Phillies not ready to give up title yet
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Phillies aren't quite ready to hand over their championship belts, and in Game 5, they fought off the Yankees and forced this World Series back to New York.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009Time to choose the team of the decade
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe World Series will certainly decide this year's champion, but it also might decide the team of the decade.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009Rewriting history, one series at a time
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comA title in 2008 wasn't enough. Not for these Phillies, anyway. Philadelphia finished off the L.A. Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS to return to the World Series for the second straight year.
Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009Phillies walk off into history
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comJimmy Rollins' two-out, two-run, game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth didn't just win Game 4 for the Phillies and give them a 3-1 NLCS lead over L.A. — it also finished a game that will live in postseason history.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009L.A. meets its match in NLCS Game 3
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWith Cliff Lee on the mound and Ryan Howard with a bat in his hands, the Phillies were an unstoppable force in their 11-0 rout of the Dodgers in NLCS Game 3.
Story | Conversation | October 18, 2009Reasons for Utley's errors a mystery
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comChase Utley isn't in the Steve Sax or Chuck Knoblauch category of throwing arms gone horribly wrong yet, but an explanation for his sudden issues isn't simple.
Story | Conversation | October 17, 2009When Pedro's away, Dodgers play
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Dodgers couldn't figure out Pedro Martinez, but once he exited, L.A. began to stir -- and posted a stirring come-from-behind victory over the Phillies to even the NLCS at one win apiece.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009Phillies defy the odds -- again
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comSome astonishing things happened in the Phillies' 8-6 victory over the Dodgers. Just ask George Sherrill or Clayton Kershaw or Chan Ho Park and the rest of the Phillies' bullpen.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009Phillies wind their way back to NLCS
Jayson Stark, ESPN.com...Like the 2008 Phillies before them, the 2009 Phillies are heading for an NLCS date with the Dodgers in October. They know that now, know it after winning a Division Series-sealing game for the...
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009Rockies make all the right moves
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe number of moves made by the managers was enough to make your head spin, but all that matters to the Rockies is they won Game 2 of their NLDS with the Phillies and head home all square.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIf the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009It's a weak class of free-agent starters
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe offseason free-agent starting pitching market will soon be filled with a lot of low-impact names.
Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009Mets in impossible spot going forward
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Mets' awful season could very well turn into something the franchise won't recover from for a long time.
Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009Dodgers add Nats' Belliard to bench
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe Dodgers traded minor league pitcher Luis Garcia and a player to be named later to Washington on Sunday for infielder Ronnie Belliard.
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