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Star power: Phillies, Yankees set for World Series (Park Hills Daily Journal)
NEW YORK (AP) — All-Stars at most spots, mixed in with MVPs and Cy Young winners. A rich roster, full of World Series success.

Yankees turn attention to No 28 (Park Hills Daily Journal)
NEW YORK (AP) — The sign men were out bright and early at the Yankees minor league complex, sticking vinyl strips with a fresh, white “27” over the “26” that had been up on the board for nine, long years to mark the team’s total of World Series titles.

Salary-cap talk will dominate Major League Baseball’s offseason, thanks to the New York Yankees‘ 27th World Series … (ESPN)
The high-payroll Yankees won again, but that’s no reason for a baseball salary cap

Ecstasy in the Bronx! Yankees win title No. 27 (Park Hills Daily Journal)
NEW YORK (AP) — Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball’s best again.

Philly Mayor Keeps WS Wager, To Paint Bronx School (WCBS-TV New York)
His team didn’t win, but Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is keeping his World Series promise. Nutter and Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a first-of-its kind wager on the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. The losing city’s mayor would travel to the winning city and participate ni a volunteer service project, while wearing of course a jersey from the …

Teixeira, Matsui and Burnett help Yanks tie Series (Park Hills Daily Journal)
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui shook the New York Yankees from their lumber slumber and sent the World Series to Philadelphia all tied up.

Utley, Lee help Phils stave off Series elimination (Park Hills Daily Journal)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Put those parade plans on hold, New York. The Phillies are coming back.

Crowds roar, confetti falls as NYC fetes Yankees (Park Hills Daily Journal)
NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes.

Philly Mayor Makes Good on Series Wager (FOX 5 New York)
The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, and the mayor of the City of Brotherly Love made good on his promise in his bet with his Big Apple counterpart. Mayor Michael Nutter joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the group Publicolor to work with students painting open spaces at the Albert Einstein School in the Bronx Friday.