YANKEES WIN ANOTHER WORLD SERIES
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This morning I’m enjoying the fifth World Series victory for the New York Yankees that I can remember. They won two more when I was really young and 20 before I was born. They beat the Philadelphia Phillies in one fewer games than I predicted too.
I am pleasantly surprised that Andy Pettitte was able to get through last nigth on three days rest. He clinched all three playoff series this year. I don’t know how long he is going to play, but this wouldn’t be a bad way to go out. It’ll be interesting to see if he makes the Hall of Fame. I think his number #46 getting retired is a sure thing. The rest of the “core” — Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera seem to be hanging around good news for all of them. #2 and #42 are locks to be retired, I don’t know about Posada’s #20 though.
Hideki Matsui is the MVP with six RBI last night. I wonder if he’s played his last game as a Yankee too. Same for Johnny Damon.
Pedro Martinez, well the Yankees are still you daddy. Who knows, he may have been just what the Phillies needed if they had played someone other than the Yankees, but he got PWN’D. Again. Oh and Jimmy Rollins, if your team was really better, you would not have lost in six games. I hold no grudge against the Phillies though.
I think I’ll head over to my parents house at lunchtime and dig out my old Yankees jacket. I’m going with the nearly as old batting jersey this morning.
The Phillies lost this time but I would love to see a rematch next year. Credit to the Yankees – they made the clutch plays at the plate and on the mound when counted the most. I really thought the Phillies would stretch this to seven games but it was not meant to be this year.
They will be a tough team to beat again next year though so we'll see if the Phillies can beef up the bench and starting pitching before spring training.
Congrats to the Yankees and their fans on winning the World Series. Enjoy it.
I thought it would go 7 too. I was worried Joe Girardi would overmanage –he did with the rotation and got away with it.