Don't see any way the Phillies take the series. Their pitching is terrible. Sabathia, Pettite, Burnett are infinitely better than Hamels, Lee, and Blanton. Joe Blanton as your World Series crutch? No way. Plus, the Philly bullpen is just awful and they are without a true closer.
Position players wise, the Yankees dominate. Howard is good, of course, but who else? Utley chokes in the playoffs, Werth was awful against the Dodgers, and Ibanez has fallen off the Earth since the first half of the season.
I say the Yanks sweep with CC winning games 1 and 4.
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