Tag: dominant teams

  • Kershaw, Hamels to start in NLCS Game 1 (AP)

    Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz(notes), left, laughs with manager Charlie Manuel during practice Wednesday,Oct. 14, 2009 in Los Angeles. The Phillies will play the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League championship series Thursday.

    The Phillies and Dodgers are back in the National League championship series for the second straight year, making them the closest thing the NL has to a couple of dominant teams. They are the first repeat teams since Houston and St. Louis squared off in 2004 and '05, and only the third repeaters since Atlanta and Pittsburgh met in 1991 and '92.