62-game regular season. Check. American and National League divisional series. Check. AL and NL championship series. Check.

When the New York Yankees defeated the L.A. Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of the ALCS, they have not only won the AL Pennant and booked a date with the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2009 MLB World Series, they ensured that two of pro sports’ most obnoxious fans would see their teams vying for the title this year.

Online sportsbooks have set the series prices and no big surprise here, the New York Yankees are reasonably steep favorites. New York is at -190 while the Phillies, vying for back-to-back titles, are +165.

However, with the Philadelphia Phillies winning Game 1 convincingly, 6-1, we expect these lines to move dramatically in the next few days.

By virtue of the AL’s 4-3 victory in the 2009 MLB All-Star game, the New York Yankees had homefield to start off the Fall Classic, which began Wednesday. In the opener, the Yankees were a -165 favorite while Philadelphia is a +150 ‘dog with the Over/Under set at 8.

So those of you who wagered on the Phillies and on the Under are probably having a delightful evening just about now.

In the last 10 meetings overall between the Yankees and the Phillies, they have posted a mark of 2 Overs and 8 Unders. Yankee fans, however, shouldn’t fret yet. New York is still looking good to get back at the defending champs.

In the Bronx Bombers’ last 10 home games overall, they are 9-1 straight up and have gone ”Under” the posted total 9 times, including seven in a row, and Pushed once. And since both teams only put up seven runs combined in Game 1, ”Over” bettors might want to proceed with a bit of caution.

The Yankees have a very impressive SU record of 16-4 in their last 20 home games so those Philly fans belittling them Yankees already are only setting themselves up for one humbling experience.

Heck, do that in a sports bar and you’d probably get smacked in the face by some fan from New York anyway.

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Will either Alex Rodriguez or Derek Jeter win the MVP award?

Will the Yankees score 8 runs or more in any game in the series?

Which team will win the 2009 MLB World Series? SPORTSBETTING.COM has the odds.

New York Yankees 8/5

Philadelphia Phillies 13/2

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