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New York Yankees
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In 2009 the Yankees returned to the World Series for the first time in six years, under Joe Girardi, who had become the Yankees’ manager in 2008. In six games the Yankees dethroned the Philadelphia Phillies, en route to winning their 27th World Series title, the…
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Philadelphia Phillies
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In 2009 the Phillies won their second consecutive NL pennant but lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series. Between the end of the 2009 season and beginning of the 2011 campaign, the team acquired All-Star pitchers Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, and Cliff Lee.…
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