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Game five of the 2009 World Series was two hours away. Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park bustled with pre-game activity: Food vendors stocked up, media types went through sound checks and camera angles, Yankee players stretched in the outfield between turns in the batting cage.

Down the right-field line, MLB Network's on-air crew--Matt Vasgersian, Harold Reynolds, Al Leiter and Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams--were doing their thing, breaking down the Yankee victory from the previous night and analyzing the upcoming Cliff Lee vs. A.J. Burnett pitching matchup. It's a loose bunch that's got an obvious rapport with the players--Yankee ace C.C. Sabathia stopped over for an impromptu on-air visit, right after Derek Jeter playfully...