Los Angeles Dodgers players watch from the dugout as the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate winning the National League Championship baseball series Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 10-4 in Game 5 to win the title and advance to the World Series. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Los Angeles Dodgers players watch from the dugout as the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate winning the National League Championship baseball series Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 10-4 in Game 5 to win the title and advance to the World Series.

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  1. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre leaves the dugout in an empty Dodger Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship baseball series.
  2. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier talks with reporters in the clubhouse as the team cleans out their lockers at Dodger Stadium, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies the National League Championship baseball series.
  3. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier talks with reporters in the clubhouse as the team cleans out their lockers at Dodger Stadium, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies the National League Championship baseball series.
  4. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier talks with reporters in the clubhouse as the team cleans out their lockers at Dodger Stadium, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies the National League Championship baseball series.
  5. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ramon Troncoso walks under a sign over a door leading to the dugout from the clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship baseball series.
  6. Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez locker is shown in the clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship baseball series.
  7. Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez looks on from the dugout after the Dodgers lost Game 5 of the National League Championship baseball series 10-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Philadelphia.
  8. Los Angeles Dodgers players watch from the dugout as the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate winning the National League Championship baseball series Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 10-4 in Game 5 to win the title and advance to the World Series.
  9. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter dances with the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, Phillie Phanatic, during a rally for the baseball team at City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The Phillies take on the New York Yankees in the World Series beginning Wednesday in New York.
  10. Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth (R) congratulates teammate Pedro Feliz (7) after scoring on an RBI double by Phillies' Raul Ibanez (Not Pictured), against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning of their Major League Baseball NLCS series in Philadelphia October 21, 2009.
  11. Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and manager Dallas Green (L) speaks with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel before the Phillies met the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of their Major League Baseball NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia October 21, 2009.
  12. The Philadelphia Phillies Cole Hamels pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of their MLB National League Division Series playoff baseball game in Philadelphia, October 8, 2009.
  13. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: Starting pitcher Cole Hamels #35 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws a pitch against the Colorado Rockies in Game Two of the NLDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  14. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: A fan of the Philadelphia Phillies has a Phillies logo painted on her face prior to Game Two of the NLDS against the Colorado Rockies during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  15. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: A fan of the Philadelphia Phillies has a Phillies logo painted on her face prior to Game Two of the NLDS against the Colorado Rockies during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  16. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: Manager Charlie Manuel #41 (C) of the Philadelphia Phillies watches his team take batting practice against the Colorado Rockies in Game Two of the NLDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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