The New York Yankees won their 27th World Series last night in a 7-3 win over the Defending Champions Philadelphia Phillies. It was a fitting win for a team which hadn't won the title in nearly a decade. Hideki Matsui was named the series MVP and if you watched the game at any point in the first four innings you would've seen why. His performance last night combined with what he had accomplished throughout the series without question made him the most deserving player on the NYY squad. Matsui tied the WS record with six RBIs, the most significant of them hit off Pedro Martinez. You can literally say Hideki Matsui owned Pedro Martinez.
They did it at the new Yankee stadium, under manager Joe Girardi, who also won the world series three times as a player. It was a memorable night for Yankee fans who were perhaps ultimately glad that the Phillies forced a game six so their team could return to the Bronx and win it in front of all the fans. Celebrities and Political powers in attendance included Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Regis Philbin, Donald Trump, and many more.
But getting back to the baseball side of things, WOW!!! They did it again. And finally Alex Rodriguez gets the playoff monkey off his back with his great performance during the post-season. Amidst all the steroid chatter and admissions which preceded the season, it seems like everything is all behind him and the world is right.
Another side story is the declining health of Yankees owner George Steinnbrenner. He was unable to make the trip from his home in Tampa but it is his efforts and money which brought this team together and made it the unbeatable contender. The amount of talent the Yankees brought in this year alone guaranteed them a championship and Steinbrenner was probably celebrating big time back in Florida.
I'm glad to see the Yankees win; unlike many others who immediately began talking about how New York's $200 million payroll gave them the automatic edge over any team. It may be true to an extent but then you have to look at the Florida Marlins, the team able to do it twice with the lowest payroll in MLB. The Marlins are my favorite team by far and despite the fact that they have the lowest payroll, I have no angst against the Yanks for being well managed, having an owner who wants his team and the community taken care of, and having players who have a sheer passion to win. So congratulations to the 2009 World Series Champion New York Yankees for winning their 27th title.
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