By Phil Rogers
NEW YORK -- Start spreading the news. The Yankees are World Series champions.
Again.
Ending the eight-year drought that began when Arizona won in 2001, the Yankees captured their 27th championship with a 7-3 victory over Philadelphia in Game 6 at Yankee Stadium. Hideki Matsui, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera did the heavy lifting.
NEW YORK -- Start spreading the news. The Yankees are World Series champions.
Again.
Ending the eight-year drought that began when Arizona won in 2001, the Yankees captured their 27th championship with a 7-3 victory over Philadelphia in Game 6 at Yankee Stadium. Hideki Matsui, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera did the heavy lifting.
Matsui was named the Most Valuable Player.
Matsui, who didn't start the three DH-free games in Philadelphia, tied a World Series record with six RBIs, collected two at a time with a home run and single (off Pedro Martinez) and a double (off J.A. Happ). He finished the Series going 8-for-13 with three home runs and eight RBIs.
Pettitte, working on three days' rest, held Philadelophia to three runs in 5 2-3 innings, picking up his 18th career win in the playoffs. Rivera worked 1 2-3 scoreless innings to set off a celebration. He was 5-fo-r5 in save situations in the playoffs, including 2-for-2 in the Series. The other seven playoff closers were 9-for-15 in save situations. There was no save situation on Wednesday.
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Matsui, who didn't start the three DH-free games in Philadelphia, tied a World Series record with six RBIs, collected two at a time with a home run and single (off Pedro Martinez) and a double (off J.A. Happ). He finished the Series going 8-for-13 with three home runs and eight RBIs.
Pettitte, working on three days' rest, held Philadelophia to three runs in 5 2-3 innings, picking up his 18th career win in the playoffs. Rivera worked 1 2-3 scoreless innings to set off a celebration. He was 5-fo-r5 in save situations in the playoffs, including 2-for-2 in the Series. The other seven playoff closers were 9-for-15 in save situations. There was no save situation on Wednesday.
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Ahhhh.....they're going orgiastic in Gotham City - unless you're a Mets/Dodgers/Giants fan who remembers the speed by which the latter two left for the West Coast back in the '50s'. Once again, the Yankees are the best team money can buy. Put 'em right along side the Chicago Cubs which, once again, are the worst team money can buy.
Store-bought championships are so bad for the game. That's exactly how the Yankees do it, and it's only good for a one-and-done outcome, not a dynasty.
steve: the canadiens have won 25% of the hockey championships. the celtics and lakers have BOTH won 25% of basketball championships.
football rulz!
I'm happy for Joe Girardi, but let's stop pretending that the Cubs would have won anything if only they had hired Joe Girardi as manager.
First off, being born in Peoria and going to Northwestern don't qualify you to manage the Cubs. And I'm glad he played for the Cubs, but how does that make him any more qualified to manage the Cubs than someone who didn't play on the Cubs? Good for Girardi winning the World Series as a player. You do know that Lou won two World Series rings while he was playing for the Yankees too, right? Heck, anyone who has played for the Yankees not named Don Mattingly has a World Series ring. And Girardi was manager of the year too? Dusty Baker also won the manager of the year award. Three times. What does that say about the importance of winning that award? And winning with this year's Yankees team doesn't impress much as they literally had the best team money could buy. Also not to mention they have three locks to be first ballot Hall of Famers and 11 players who have made the all-star team before.
If it helps you to imagine that the Cubs would have won the World Series by now if only they hired Joe Girardi to be their manager then have at it, however don't try to list all of his "accomplishments" like being born in Peoria and going to Northwestern and having played for the Cubs as reasons why he would have been this great manager.
Joe Girardi
Born in Illinois (Peoria)
Went to College at Northwestern
Played Midwest League A ball for Peoria Chiefs (Cubs)
Played 7 years for the Cubs
Won 3 World Series Rings as a catcher for the Yankees
Manager of the Year in 2006 with the Marlins
Rejected by the Cubs as manager for 2007
Managed the Yankees to the World Championship in 2009
Where are the Cubs brains?
There is something fundamentally wrong when one team wins 25% of the championships through the years. Steve