(New York, NY) – As the post season awards start to come in, the Captain and Mark Teixeira have started to pile up a few. Both won a Gold Glove and now have added a Silver Slugger to their trophy room. Congrats to both!
Jeter, who won his fourth consecutive AL Silver Slugger Award, batted .334 with 107 runs scored, 27 doubles, 18 home runs, 66 RBIs and 30 stolen bases in 153 games in leading the Yanks to the crown.
Tex won his third Silver Slugger Award and first since 2005 after hitting .292 with 103 runs scored, 43 doubles, 39 home runs and 122 RBIs in 156 games.
He led the AL in RBIs and tied the Rays’ Carlos Pena for the league lead in homers. The Silver Slugger Award was instituted in 1980 and is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League
(New York, NY) – Well the 17 week wait until spring training has begun. We’ll do some polls and some stories to past the time away for the next month. Here’s one that’s fresh in everyone’s mind: What was the turning point of the 2009 World Series?
Team Gets Ticker Tape Parade Through Canyon of Heroes, Keys to the City at City Hall
(New York, NY) – It took 9 years but the shower of ticker tape is baaack! The New York Yankees were saluted by million of fans and from the old vets to the new rookies the experience was outstanding.
Matsui Powers 6 RBI’s, Pettitte, Joba, Marte and Mo Pitch to the Title
(Bronx, NY) – The greatest franchise in major league baseball returned to the pinnacle and opened their new stadium in style, capturing their first World Series title in 9 years.
Andy remains the best ever in the postseason
They join the 1923 Yanks and the 2006 Cardinals as the only team to win a title in their first year in a new stadium.
Andy Pettitte cemented his legacy as the premier post season pitcher closing another series and moving to win number 18 in his career in the playoffs, both marks a record.
They were the best team all year and went 11-4 in the playoffs to seal the deal.
The series saw great performances by Jeter (11 hits), Damon batted .364 and ’stole’ Game 4’s victory and Mariano closed out all 4 wins.
Series Returns to Yankee Stadium for Game 6 and Andy vs. Pedro
(Philadelphia, PA) – Hoisting the trophy will have to wait a little longer as the Yanks fell to the Phillies 8-6 in Game 5. AJ Burnett, pithcing on 3 days rest, got hit hard early and didn’t have it and the team fell behind quickly.
Damon is Amazing, A-Rod and Posada Knock in 3 in the 9th
(Philadelphia, PA) – As they have done all year the Yanks used their last at-bat to drive a victory and now stand on the doorstep for a series win. Working on 3 days rest, CC did his job and left with a 4-3 lead only to see Joba give up a tying homer to make it 44 heading into the 9th. Then in dramatic fashion, with 2 outs, the fun began. Damon worked a 9-pitch at bat ending with a base hit. On the first pitch to Tex he stole 2nd and due to the overshift was able to steal 3rd base on the same play! Aftger Tex got hit by a pitch, A-Rod hammered his biggest career hit to give the Yanks a -4 lead and Posada knocked in two more to hand Mo a 3-run lead.
A stunned Phillies crown watch Mo retire the side on 8 pitches for a 3 games to 1 lead.
(Philadelphia, PA) - Jimmy Rollins prediction of Phillies in 5 will be incorrect and maybe it can be the other way around but time will tell. After a rocky start and falling behind early 3-0, Pettitte settled in, A-Rod hit a momentum swinging 2-run homer and the bats came alive for a solid 8-5 win over the host Phillies in Game 3.
Swisher and Matsui would drive long solo shots to help pace the Yanks to an eventual 8-4 lead.
Andy gets his 4th WS win, Joba and Marte pitched very well in the 7th and 8th and only Phil Hughes struggled continued giving up a solo homer in the 9th and requiring Mo to come in for the final 2 outs.
Burnett is Brilliant, Tex and Matsui Solo Shots Power Win
(Bronx, NY) – The Yanks rebounded with a gutty performance, beating an old-nemesis, Pedro Martinez, in a tight contest. A.J. Burnett went 7 and and was terrific yielding only 1 run. Mark Teixeira broke out of his slump with a long blast that tied it at 1-1 only for Matsui-san to put the Yanks ahead for good with a dinger the next inning. The Yanks would get one more with a pinch-hit single from Posada for a 3-1 lead before asking Mo to pick up his 38th post-season save with 6 outs. He pitched through some tough moments but got it done.
(New York, NY) – The Yanks and Phils are set to go and many experts expect the series to produce a lot of long balls, given the talent on each team and the two hitter friendly ball parks. Cast your vote for how many dingers you think will happen in the series.
Pettitte Sets PostSeason Record for Wins, Damon Delivers Key Hit
(Bronx, NY) – Finally. The best team in the majors this year got back to the place it belongs: the World Series. In a long drawn out series with the Angels, the Yanks finally put it away with another good game.
The Angels would scratch out a run first but Pettitte pitched well. And finally in the 4th the Yanks picked up 3 runs with the big blow a 2-run single by Damon, followed by a walk to A-Rod to force home a run with the bases loaded.
Andy would go 6 1/3 again giving up just one run, scattering 7 hits and getting 6 K’s. Joba got a big 2 outs in the 7th for him and then Mariano entered for a 6-out save. After getting some nice defensive help from Tex and then Cano on hard hit balls that might have been singles in a different day with a different Yankee team, this destined one got through it although Mo did yield a run and broke his scoreless innings streak from 2001 at home in the postseason. It was Mo’s 37th post season save, adding to his record.
(New York, NY) – As the post season awards start to come in, the Captain and Mark Teixeira have started to pile up a few. Both won a Gold Glove and now have added a Silver Slugger to their trophy room. Congrats to both!
