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Hall of Famer Peter Gammons takes a look back at some of the reasons why the Phillies lost the World Series such as Ryan Howard's slump and Cole Hamels' curveball. Plus, Gammons talks about the future for both the Phillies and the Yankees.

Buster Olney, MLB

Buster Olney thinks that Mariano Rivera may be the greatest player at his position in all of sports and says both the Yankees and Phillies have a good chance to return to October next season.

Jayson Stark, MLB

ESPN.com senior MLB writer Jayson Stark talks about the amazing postseason for Alex Rodriguez, what happened to Cole Hamels and more. Stark says Hamels will have to do some work to repair his standing with the fans in Philadelphia.

Baseball Today Podcasts

Baseball Today: 11/5

Eric Karabell and Peter Pascarelli congratulate the Yankees, discuss Chase Utley not winning the MVP award and comment on A-Rod's validation.

Baseball Today: 11/4

Eric Karabell and Peter Pascarelli preview Game 6 of the World Series and wonder if Pedro Martinez can lead Philadelphia to a Game 7.

Baseball Today: 11/3

Eric Karabell and Peter Pascarelli break down the Phillies' Game 5 victory. Do the guys expect the Yankees to wrap up their 27th title back at home in Game 6?

PLAYER RATINGS

	PLAYER	TEAM	POS
1	Albert Pujols	STL	1B
2	Zack Greinke	KC	SP
3	Tim Lincecum	SF	SP
4	Joe Mauer	MIN	C
5	Chris Carpenter	STL	SP
6	Chase Utley	PHI	2B
7	Felix Hernandez	SEA	SP
8	Roy Halladay	TOR	SP
9	Javier Vazquez	ATL	SP
10	Prince Fielder	MIL	1B

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MLB BLOGS

Peter Gammons

Blame the system, not the Yankees (11/7/09)
Buster Olney

Cashman casts praise far and wide (11/7/09)
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Scheppers shows off great stuff in AFL (11/6/09)
Jayson Stark

Damon amazingly steals his way into history (11/2/09)
Keith Law

Arizona Fall League report (10/21/09) (10/21/09)

COLUMNISTS

Howard Bryant

Upon Further Review …

The Yankees returned to glory, and the need for full-scale instant replay rose to the forefront during the playoffs.

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Jayson Stark

Pride Of The Yankees

The four old faces of the Yankees connect the last title team with the one that was crowned after beating the Phillies in six games.

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Jerry Crasnick

Monster Mash

Hideki Matsui mashed his way to the World Series MVP award, but as a free agent it might have been his swan song with the Yankees.

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Jim Caple

A Great Finish

Alex Rodriguez turned numerous negatives to begin this season into the ultimate positive to end the year: A World Series title.

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Amy K. Nelson

Quick Exit

Pedro Martinez's outing in Game 6 was brief, as was his bizarre session with reporters after he tried to bolt the Phillies' clubhouse without speaking to the media.

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Tim Kurkjian

World Series Breakdown

Check out the top five questions heading into the World Series between the Phillies and Yankees.

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Rob Neyer

Bad On The Bases

Nick Punto and Carlos Gomez are included on the list of the top 10 all-time baserunning blunders.

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Buster Olney

Fall Pitching Prizes

Highlighting six pitchers who will draw the most interest this offseason.

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