Entering the 2009 World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies seemed unstoppable.
Dating back to the previous year’s World Series run, the team had won five straight postseason series, and were poised for a sixth after southpaw ace Cliff Lee‘s dominant 2009 World Series Game 1 victory over eventual Phillies manager Joa Girardi and the New York Yankees at the then-new Yankee Stadium.
This occurred exactly 10 years ago today, October 28, 2009.
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Lee was exactly the type of pitcher the Phillies needed to counter his former Cleveland Indians teammate, and arguably the best pitcher in baseball at that time, in CC Sabathia.