Yankees Win 27th World Championship

The New York Yankees accomplished their goal of taking home their 27th World Series title after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 2.

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New York was the best team in Baseball, and steamrolled the National Leagues top team in game 6.

Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui connected for a two run home run in the bottom half of the 2nd inning off of Phillies Pedro Martinez to take a 2-0 lead for New York.

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Alex Rodriguez had earned a four pitch walk to start the inning and ended up scoring on Hideki's 3rd homer of the Series.

In the top of the 3rd Philadelphia knew they needed to reach the board, and did exactly that.

After getting a one out triple by Carlos Ruis they pulled within one on a sac fly from SS Jimmy Rollins.

The following inning was owned by Yankees Hideki Matsui Once again.

After 3B Alex Rodriguez was called out on strikes on a pitch well off the plate Hideki Matsui came through with a two out two run base hit.

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H. Matsui would help his team out to a 4-1 lead after 3 innings driving in all of the Yankee runs up to this point.

This game was owned by the Yankees DH who was not done on the night, as he collected another clutch base hit in the 5th inning.

Godzilla struck again with his 3rd straight hit on a two run double to give him 1 HR and 6 RBI on the night.

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New York also got some really strong pitching especially from Andy Pettitte who pitched in all 3 of the Yankees clinching games this post season.

Andy also got his 18th career playoff win working 5.2 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits striking out 3.


He like CC Sabathia along with A.J. Burnett pitched on 3 days rest in tonight's game, and the move by skipper Joe Girardi paid off huge in grabbing the organization's 27th World Championship.


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The bullpen lived up to their reputation and completely shut down the Philly hitters who looked to be defeated as the game neared the end.

Joba Chamberlain threw the ball well for the 2nd straight outing he went one inning allowing no runs, and striking out one.

With two outs and two on in the top half of the 7th inning New York reliever Damaso Marte got Phillies Chase Utley to strike out in a big spot.

D. Marte then got the first out of the 8th before being pulled for Yankee closer, and ended his 2009 post season getting 12 straight outs.

Yankees legendary closer Mariano Rivera got the final 5 outs of the game backing up his response to Phillies Jimmy Rollins when he said "we will see what happens".

The long time phenom pitched 1.2 scoreless innings to raise up the champagne for another night in the Bronx.

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Notes from the game- Many Yankee players won their first World Series tonight, and it was great to see.

Alex Rodriguez was 1 for 2 in the game with 2 walks scoring 2 runs on the base paths.

You have to be impressed with how he handled this entire post season.

It was tough for him to put up monstrous numbers toward the end because the pitchers stopped giving him anything to hit.

Hideki Matsui was incredible in this clinching game it would be a huge mistake not to sign him in the off season.

What a way for the New York Yankees to start their first season in their new ball park.

It will be a long and nice winter for the Bronx Bombers who will all go home as 2009 World Series Champions.