Yankees and Phillies in the World Series

Lakewood is located about midway between Philadelphia and New York City; the two cities represented in this year's World Series. The Philadelphia Phillies will take on the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night for game one. Yankee ace CC Sabathia will pitch against Cliff Lee of the Phillies. Both Lee and Sabathia are former Cy Young award winners and were teammates with the Cleveland Indians.

Lakewood is the home of the Lakewood Blue Claws which are a single A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Blue Claws are the 2009 champions of the South Atlantic League. There are fans of both the Phillies and the Yanks in the local area.