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October 28, 2009

World Series Could Be Ratings Smash

Tom Van Riper, Forbes

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Who needs Los Angeles anyway?

Philly vs. New York. Eagles vs. Giants, Flyers vs. Rangers, cheese steak vs. pizza and, more recently, Phillies vs. Mets. And now, for the first time since 1950, it's the Phillies and the Yankees in the Word Series.

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