Trio With Uncertain Future Makes Yankees’ Present Awfully Sweet
September 2, 2010
by Ed Price
Filed under: Yankees, MLB Biz, MLB Playoffs, World Series
NEW YORK — None of them were on the field Wednesday when Robinson Cano threw out Shane Victorino to clinch the Yankees‘ World Series championship.
And no one should be surprised if neither Hideki Matsui, Andy Pettitte nor Johnny Damon are on the field in Tampa, Fla., next February for Yankees’ spring training.
But this championship would not have happened without them.
All three are potential free agents. And all three may wind up leaving the Yankees, for various reasons.
Game 6: Yankees 7, Phillies 3 | Box Score | Matsui MVP
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Yankee Fans Delight on Streets of N.Y.
September 2, 2010
Filed under: Yankees, MLB Playoffs, World Series
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of Yankees fans poured into the streets of New York early Thursday to celebrate the team’s 27th World Series championship, a party that extended uptown and began building hours earlier when the crowd at Yankee Stadium danced and sang to the music even before the first pitch.
Fans in Yankees jerseys and hats who watched the 7-3 victory over Philadelphia at sports bar Stout spilled out onto 33rd Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues early Thursday in Manhattan. Greeted by an NYPD van, several patrol cars with lights flashing and officers standing on street corners, they remained well-behaved.
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Hideki Matsui Named World Series MVP
September 2, 2010
Filed under: Yankees, MLB Awards, MLB Playoffs, World Series
Hideki Matsui was named the Most Valuable Player in the 2009 World Series after a record-setting performance in the decisive Game 6.
Matsui drove in six of the Yankees‘ seven runs in their World Series-clinching victory, staking New York to an early lead with a two-run homer off of Pedro Martinez in the second inning and falling a triple short of the cycle. His six RBI were the most by any player in a World Series clincher. Five others — including Reggie Jackson — held the record of five RBI previously.
“It’s awesome,” Matsui said through a translator of his achievement. “Unbelievable. I’m surprised myself.
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Yankees Capture 27th World Series Title
September 2, 2010
Filed under: Phillies, Yankees, MLB Playoffs, World Series
NEW YORK (AP) — Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball’s best again.
Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 on Wednesday night, finally seizing that elusive 27th title – the most in all of sports.
It was the team’s first since winning three straight from 1998-2000.
Fletcher: Phillies Abdicate Throne | Moore: Yanks Quit Playing Games
Price: Uncertain Future for N.Y. Trio | Olson: Phillies Fade Into Night
Box Score | Matsui MVP | A-Rod Finally a Champ | Fans Rejoice in Victory