Here we go again! The Philadelphia Phillies could be crowned world champions for the second straight year. The only thing standing in their way is a New York Yankees team that is just as eager to regain the title.

   
>> "Let's go Yankees!" 

>> REPORTER: Dressed head to toe in their Yankee blue, These New York fans say they're not ready to play nice with Philly. 

>> CYNTHIA MENDEZ/NEW YORK CITY: "They're loud the Philly fans, are you ready for them? We're louder!" 

>> STEPHAN WALDO/THE BRONX "Are you guys going to be nice to them, welcome them into your town? No, you can't, they won't be to us when we go over there." 

>> ROBERT CAMACHO/THE BRONX "They're going to get here in the 8th innning and they're going to be crying cause they're losing, we're just gonna laugh at They might get robbed walking up and down these streets." 

>> REPORTER: We spotted these two brave fans in red, right after they walked off the subway. 

>> JOHN STEVENSON/SOUTH PHILADELPHIA: "That's the first boo that I've heard so far. We had a couple of shaking of the hands on the Subway by some Yankee fans." 

>> REPORTER: Still, some say they're prepared to offer some genuine New York hospitality. 

>> BRYANT PAREDES/NEW YORK CITY "The turnpike divides us here, I think we welcome everybody." 

>> REPORTER: No matter what team they support, there's no doubt, fans from both teams carry a lot of attitude. 

>> JIM HODSON/CONNECTICUT "I don't think it matches the attitudes of Yankee fans because the Phillies are kinda new to this." 

>> JOHN STEVENSON/SOUTH PHILADELPHIA: Whatever. We're the World Champions, they're not. We're the Champs and those guys are chumps.

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