Stocked full of honed home run hitters, powerful pitchers and frenzied fans - plus a fast-talking shortstop fond of forecasting future results - the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies generated a Fall Classic of talk ahead of tonight's opener.
"I think we mirror each other," Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said yesterday. "They have switch-hitters, just like us. They have power, just like us."
So let the mighty matchup begin: Philadelphia, defending just its second World Series title, against the moneyed,...
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