" Christine Anderson your for fox were not come alongside or senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal were on the field can you set for game one of the World Series. Can we had our first surprised. Charlie Manuel needs Pedro Martinez the game two starter my initial reaction is maybe he -- paid as little more comfortable pitching in front of Yankee fans from his experience. Your thoughts on."

" and that's certainly could be part of it he did pitch across the street all those years certainly has heard the chance here and all the love that he's gotten from the Yankee fans. But really right now at its most basic level this decision boils down to the simple fact that Pedro Martinez is pitching a lot better than Cole Hamels. Now there are going to be a number of other factors that were considered and will be mentioned but you look at this. Giving page of the game to start enables them to break -- the left handers something that they might want to do you. Also Cole Hamels has pitched better at home is -- consistent -- he's been all year his numbers at Citizens Bank Park better than on the road. We get this thing about page over to the smaller sample. So this will be debated obviously if this does not go the way Charlie Manuel envisions. But it's always hard to bet against Pedro Martinez even though he is not the same guy he once once. I'm sure -- be hearing the Hoosier daddy chant during game two baskets of the game one pitching matchup he sabathia versus Cliff Lee. Is this the best pitching matchup and all of these. Well right now -- these -- the last two guys standing so yes that is certainly a fair assessment and even if we still had all thirty teams involved you can say this might be the best matchup available in the best one you would city. Similar guys both left -- that both came out of the Cleveland organization. And really. This huge game in particular for a week in my opinion. Pedro in game two as much as I love the guy he is a bit of a coin flip. His Duff might not play against the Yankees 87 denying -- those guys can feast on that. So if the Phillies can steal one game one with Cliff Lee. It gives them a little bit of a cushion going into game two. If not. If you're down 01 and and Pedro gets rocked you've got a problem. Philly slugger Ryan Howard has been hot all pro season he had 45 home runs during the regular season but only six versus lefties only one versus lefties at Citizens Bank Park. The second picture parties Bolton Lee Seymour marte and -- that if Houston job. We'll certainly see my -- Coke against the Phillies left handed hitters not just Howard but also Utley and Ibanez. Utley in the body is hanging in there against left handers better than Howard does Howard's numbers against lefties are awful. So I am certain we'll see marte -- play prominent roles against Howard but. Don't forget Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes are former starters guys that could be starters again for the Yankees one day. If you're starting pitcher you have to get lefties and -- is out. But certainly Girardi decision making in the late innings is going to be something we watched along with Charlie Manuel decision making in the late innings. The Phillies took two of three from the Yankees -- during the interleague play. Does that have any advantage for them in the World Series I don't think so Christian Andy Pettitte was saying today. You know what I don't even look at the series right prior to this one when making my determination about who's going to do well in the current series. That was a long time ago it was in May and really the Yankees were a lot different then. Phillies are different then so I don't see that little interleague series they get a huge impact on this. Umpiring a concern in the previous series the ALCS. And concerns -- the World Series. Always a concern but -- baseball has put together a very experienced crew and made a point of announcing that and saying that. Hey we know about the human element it's certainly part of this game and always has been. But should receive more calls go in a way that is controversial. You're gonna -- increased prize for replay expanded replay next season. Given some people who suggest that wanna just expand it for the post season right now. I don't know that baseball's ready to make such a dramatic step clearly they haven't been. I don't know if that's warranted but in time I imagine -- I believe we are going to see expanded replay. Gradually and as things progress we saw in your column on fox sports suck comment pretty beat the Yankees in six. A nasty after every game if you're single up additionally your thoughts on why you need a prediction -- first of all I have no choice but to stick with a prediction. It's in print forever or at least it was a blast on the Internet. But I went with it mostly because I believe the yankees' pitching is superior. And I just don't see the Phillies with the questions about Hamels. The uncertainty in their bullpen with happened player starting out there but maybe not staying there one of them pitching game four. There's a lot and play with the Phillies bullpen right now and while the Yankees -- certainly struggled in the ALCS. I just like their overall pitching look a lot better I trust sabathia I'd trust Pettit and Burnett. More than good in his last start against the Angels but he'll be okay so. When you look at the staff top to bottom that is what ultimately I'm going with the Yankees keep in mind. I picked against the Phillies every series last year it I -- against them in the division series this year finally got it right the NL yes. What I'm saying is I've been wrong about the Phillies before Philly fans might love that you're predicting again introduce them. Kenny Louis on the broadcast Wednesday night World Series game one on fox we'll have all the post game he should keep -- log on foxsports.com. For the World Series coverage for Kenny and Christian. We'll see next."