The World Series ended last night with the New York Yankees winning their 27th championship by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3. This was a championship that had been eluding the team for nine years and it was the perfect way to cap off the inaugural season of the team’s new stadium.
Matsui drove in six of the Yankees’ seven runs. He hit a two-run home run, a two-run single, and a two-run double. He was named Series MVP, and it was the first time that title has gone to a Japanese-born player or a full-time designated hitter.
Matsui’s heroics came at just the right time. The Yankees had lost Game 5 in Philadelphia, forcing a sixth game at Yankee Stadium. If Philadelphia could win it, they could force a seventh and deciding game. But now the Yankees don’t have to worry about playing in the rain, which is in the weather forecast for tonight.
The Yankees’ World Series title was their first since 2000. In those nine years, George Steinbrenner opened his checkbook freely and was often criticized for trying to buy another championship. But until this year, when he again spent millions of dollars on pitchers CC Sabathia A.J. Burnett and first baseman Mark Teixeira, none of the teams went all the way.
I was rooting for the Phillies (after the Cardinals got knocked out), but I guess it just wasn’t in the cards.
Yankees win their 27th World Series!
The World Series ended last night with the New York Yankees winning their 27th championship by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3. This was a championship that had been eluding the team for nine years and it was the perfect way to cap off the inaugural season of the team’s new stadium.
Matsui drove in six of the Yankees’ seven runs. He hit a two-run home run, a two-run single, and a two-run double. He was named Series MVP, and it was the first time that title has gone to a Japanese-born player or a full-time designated hitter.
Matsui’s heroics came at just the right time. The Yankees had lost Game 5 in Philadelphia, forcing a sixth game at Yankee Stadium. If Philadelphia could win it, they could force a seventh and deciding game. But now the Yankees don’t have to worry about playing in the rain, which is in the weather forecast for tonight.
The Yankees’ World Series title was their first since 2000. In those nine years, George Steinbrenner opened his checkbook freely and was often criticized for trying to buy another championship. But until this year, when he again spent millions of dollars on pitchers CC Sabathia A.J. Burnett and first baseman Mark Teixeira, none of the teams went all the way.
I was rooting for the Phillies (after the Cardinals got knocked out), but I guess it just wasn’t in the cards.