Phillies win when Sony simulates the World Series using MLB 09 @ Gaming Target

Written by Matt Swider on October 28, 2009

News: Yankees push the series to a Game 7, but A-Rod is left without a ring.

The Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions again in 2009... well, virtually, anyway. Sony simulated the Phillies-Yankees match-up (see: video above) to predict the series winner before tonight's Game 1 at the new Yankee Stadium.

Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira manage to push the Phils to a decisive Game 7, but A-Rod is without a World Series ring. Instead, Chase Utley gains a second ring and the honor of series MVP due in part to a three-run homerun in the top of the 8th inning of Game 7, sealing an improbable 8-2 victory against the heavily-favored Yankees.

Sony's World Series Predictions Highlights:
Final Scores:
Game 1: Phillies, 12-3
Game 2: Yankees, 5-4 (10 innings)
Game 3: Phillies, 6-1
Game 4: Phillies, 6-3
Game 5: Yankees, 9-1
Game 6: Yankees, 6-1
Game 7: Phillies, 8-2

Key Performers:
-Cliff Lee, pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies ? 2-0, 12 K
-Chase Utley, second baseman, Philadelphia Phillies ? 11/28, 4 HR, 8 RBI [MVP]
-Ryan Howard, first baseman, Philadelphia Phillies ? 7/25, 2 HR
-Jimmy Rollins, shortstop, Philadelphia Phillies ? 8/26, 3 SB

-A.J. Burnett, pitcher, NY Yankees ? 2-0, 10 K
-Mark Teixeira, first baseman, NY Yankees ? 7/23, 5 RBI, 1 HR
-Alex Rodriguez, third baseman, NY Yankees ? 9/24, 8 RBI, 2 HR
-Derek Jeter, shortstop, NY Yankees ? 8/26, 4 RBI, 1 HR

Tune in to Fox tonight to watch the Phillies win... That's not my Philly-born bias, either. That's just what Sony's Game 1 simulation is predicting.