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Game 1 ratings up 29 percent from 2008 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The Yankees are back in the World Series, and television ratings are back up. The Philadelphia Phillies' 6-1 win in Game 1 on Wednesday earned an 11.9 fast national rating and 19 share. That's up 29 percent from the opener last year, when the Phillies-Rays series drew record-low ratings. Fox said Thursday it's the second-best Game 1 rating this decade, trailing only Red Sox-Cardinals in...