This was posted by me on another site. Here it is...
My position by position breakdown for the teams for the series.
1B- Texeira (NY) vs Howard (Phillies). tough one, Howard is an amazing offensive force, who has been on fire in the postseason so far. Tex, not so much in bat, but huge w the glove too. He's ready to break out tho. Edge: EVEN
2b- Cano (NY) vs Utley (Phil). Another tight one here, Im gonna go slightly with the NL star, but very slightly..Edge: Phillies
ss- Jeter (NY) vs Rollins (Phil) ..One of the best postseason and clutch players of all time, and one of the best young SS , tho he had a down year this year. Edge: Yankees
3B- A Rod (NY) vs Werth (Phillies) - This one is pretty easy, esp this year .. Edge: Yankees
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OF - Damon, Cabrera, Swisher (Yankees) vs Ibanez. Victorino, Abreu (Phillies). Both have strong and weak points in their outfield. Overall tho, I like the Phillies three starters out there a bit more..Edge: Phillies
C- Posada(NY) vs Ruiz (phillies) Gotta go w the experience here for sure, even with the play Molina may get in games AJ pitches Edge: yankees
Starting pitchers- Sabbathia, Burnett, Pettitte, Gaudin* (yankees) vs Lee, Hamels, Blanton, Martinez * (Phillies). Assuming those are the four starters each team uses. Yankees have the overall edge IMO. Based on 2-3-4 guys. Pedro could be a factor tho. CC and Lee are close to even, but Yankees edge esp at third spot gives them the edge overall. Edge: yankees
Bullpen - Phillies have some good talent out there, but the Closer edge puts the yankees overall over the top. Rivera is the best, and with a solid supporting cast, yankees get the edge. Happ and Marsden not enough for Phillies, and Lidge is a lit fuse ready to go off. Edge: yankees
Bench and DH- Yankees seem a bit deeper, esp w Matsui over Stairs probably at DH in NY, Yankees have a better mix of speed/versatility on bench. Edge: yankees
thusly, Yankees Edge Overall, and the yanks win the series in Six. GO YANKEES
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