 AP Photo Nobody has had a better World Series so far than a former pitcher with a 5.55 earned run average in his only season as a Montreal Expos farmhand. He is Darek Braunecker, 39, and as he strode through the tunnel between the clubhouses at Yankee Stadium early Friday morning, he was the only person fully satisfied with the outcome of both games. TAGGED: darek braunecker, world series 2009, mlb postseason 2009, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Cliff Lee, A.J. BurnettRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| Their game plan against the volatile Burnett seemed obvious. Take a pitch or two and see if they could get ahead in the count and force Burnett to make a mistake. During Burnett's seven innings, 17 Phillies hitters took the first... more ›› |
| And Burnett delivered his first truly memorable performance as a Yankee, a one-hit, four-run gem that bettered even a gutty performance by Pedro Martinez and helped the Yankees to a series-tying 3-1 win in front of 50,181 at... more ›› |
| A.J. Burnett was at his dazzling best Thursday night as long as he was losing by four runs. When it really mattered, however, he didn't look at all like the guy the Yankees saw as a big-game pitcher when they gambled $82.5... more ›› |
| There he was, pitching in the first World Series game of his life, and the first ever at the new Yankee Stadium. Derek Jeter, a future Hall of Famer who has played nearly a full season's worth of October games, slapped a base hit... more ›› |
| The great irony of last year's World Series title was that the hard-hitting Phillies really got through October on the strength of their pitching. It was like Andy Reid winning the Super Bowl with 300 rushing yards and only 10... more ›› |
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