Hello World, Yankees Universe, my family, friends, foes and all of you nasty Yankees haters:
What a beautiful day today. I am right now drinking a Bloody Mary in order to recharge and level the alcohol in my system from last night's crazy madness. I mean, oh damn, and holy cow, what a party!!!
Ooohhh, you must know what I am talking about. You have to. What??? Well, then let me tell you. It was the great New York party, you know, where after a magical fall night, and after 8 disappointing years, the Yankees brought the World Championship back to the Bronx - and pinstriped pandemonium again reigned across New York.
"Champagne was flowing from the Heavens", as the Yankees won their 11th postseason after 103 in the regular season, leaving them as the last team standing and uncorking a raucous, loud celebration at Yankee Stadium and throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
So, just don't stand there and stare! Get yourself up! Energize yourself by running around, and go paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the Yankees are baseball’s best again.
The New York Yankees are the 2009 World Series Champions! Their record 27th title.
A World Series win, the 2009 World Series MVP from their team, and the perfect crown for the newly inaugurated Yankees stadium. This year’s World Series may very well be the New York Yankees best season in a very long time.
And what a way for Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and the rest of the Yankees crew to christen their new $1.5 billion ballpark: One season, one championship.
In a fitting coincidence, this 27th championship came 8 years to the day after the Yankees lost Game 7 of the 2001 World Series in Arizona on Luis Gonzalez's broken-bat single off Mo Rivera.
It was the wish of those who have put in their time without having the opportunity to taste the sweetness of that spotlight stage, like Hideki Matsui and Alex Rodriguez, who played major parts in powering the Yankees here after coming to New York years earlier and being rebuffed time and time again.
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.
Godzilla poured in the performance that in the end won him the MVP trophy – 3 for 4 including a double and a home-run, 6 RBI, and a .615 World Series batting average.
A-ROD became a newly minted champion following a sordid spring in which he admitted using steroids from 2001-03 with Texas and then needed hip surgery. Maybe now, demanding fans in the Bronx will consider him a true Yankee.
It was the Yankees' first title since winning three straight from 1998-2000.
Steinbrenner spent billions trying to win another Series. At long last, his team did. Fittingly, it was dedicated to the 79-year-old owner, who has been in declining health and didn't make the trip from his home in Tampa, Fl. Still, his presence was felt as seen through the eyes of his son, Hal, the team's managing general partner, when he accepted the championship trophy.
"The Yankees won. The world is right again," team president Randy Levine said.
For the Four Amigos, it was ring Numero Cinco.
The 'Core 4' of the Yankees are Derek Jeter 'El Capitan', 'Mighty Mo' Rivera, 'Feisty' Pettitte and 'Veteran' Posada. These four Yankees have been the heart & soul of this year's talented Yankees team. They all came up together through the minors and were cornerstones for the Yankees Dynasty in those four titles in five years starting in 1996. But for shortstop Derek Jeter, catcher Jorge Posada, left-hander Andy Pettitte and closer Mariano Rivera — they had not won a World Series as Yankees since 2000.
Now, all on the other side of age 35, they have another success to celebrate: their 5th ring as World Series Champions. And surely they remember the familiar parade route, up Broadway through the 'Canyon of Heroes'.
For the New York Yankees organization it is their record 27th World Series title, the most in all of professional sports. While nine years between titles is hardly a drought for most teams, it was almost an eternity in Yankees Universe. From 1996 to 2000 the Yankees won four Series titles and three straight (1998-2000). New York's eight seasons without a championship was the third-longest stretch for the Yankees since their first one, following gaps of 17 (1979-95) and 14 (1963-76).
Reggie Jackson's 3 homers in Game 6 against the Los Angeles Dodgers made the Yankees champs in '77. On this November night, for Game 6, Hideki Matsui delivered a sublime performance at the plate that must have made the 'old' Mr. October proud.
Matsui's big hits built a comfortable cushion for a feisty Andy Pettitte, who extended major league records with his 18th postseason win and sixth to end a series. The 37-year-old left-hander, pitching on three days' rest, became the first pitcher to start and win the clincher in all three postseason rounds.
Derek Jeter, being the stable and consistent Yankees leader, batted .423 in the World Series. And how can we forget, Mr. Mo Rivera, who got the final out of a World Series for the 4th time.
It had been nearly a half-century since players had won five titles with one team. The last to do it? Of course a bunch of Yankees: Yogi Berra (10 titles), Mickey Mantle (seven) and Whitey Ford (six) in 1962, according to STATS LLC.
For second-year manager Joe Girardi, a three-time Yankees champion as a player, it was the fulfillment of a mission. When he succeeded Joe Torre in October 2007, Girardi chose uniform No. 27, putting his quest on his back for all to see. His tenure didn't start out so well, with New York missing the playoffs in its final season at old Yankee Stadium following 13 consecutive appearances. But he now has won his first World Series title as a Manager.
The Yankees' first World Series Championship since 2000 -- before Sept. 11 became a day of mourning, before Mike Bloomberg became a politician, before fire-balling pitcher Joba Chamberlain became a 16-year-old -- is a historic one indeed.
And to celebrate their historic win, the Yankees and New Yorkers will parade and party through the Canyon of Heroes. The parade is said to begin on Broadway at Battery Place at 11 a.m. and continue uptown along the Canyon of Heroes to Chambers Street. Then, a ceremony will be held at City Hall Plaza, where Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present the Bronx Bombers with the Keys to the City.
Congratulations to the New York Yankees, closing out the decade as World Series Champions once more.
The biggest statement was the five-word slogan affixed to the franchise postseason run -- "Win It For The Boss".
Well, this New York Yankees team did with the concept of a "NEW HOME, NEW HEROES, AND SAME DESTINY".
The Yankees have won a lot of championships in the "old" Stadium, but this is a sign of good things to come in the "new" Yankees stadium.
Let's Go NY Yankees!!! Most Championships in Sports History.
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