27 World Series Championships!

It took 27 outs for the 2009 New York Yankees to win their 27th World Series Championship. It was the number 27 on the back of Yankees manager Joe Girardi jersey. It was Alex Rodriguez holding that World Series trophy high in the sky for the first time in his life. It was Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, and Andy Pettitte winning their 5th World Series Championship as a New York Yankee. As hard as it is for me to say... yes it was the New York Yankees beating the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series.

Game 6 of the 2009 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies was all New York. We start things off with the pitching match up with Yankees left harder Andy Pettitte and Phillies right hander Pedro Martinez. Some people said Andy Pettitte may not be as good as he was in Game 3 cause he was pitching on 3 days rest and others said that he will do just fine. People also said Pedro Martinez will do great cause hes had 5 days rest and others said well hes not the same Pedro he was 4-5 years ago. So will find out who would be the last man standing. In the bottom of the 2nd inning one man on for the DH and red hot Hideki Matsui would take one deep out of the ball park and put the Yanks up 2-0. But later in the 3rd inning the Fightin' Phils would try to come back with a triple by catcher Carlos Ruiz and Jimmy Rollins would bring him home on a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1 Yankees. In the bottom half of the 3rd, bases loaded for once again Hideki Matsui would drive in 2 more runs and put the Yankees up 4-1. After that it would be the end for Phillies right hander Pedro Martinez who just didn't have it in this one. Going only 4 innings, giving up 3 hits, 4 earn runs, and 5 strikeouts, not what the Phillies were looking for. In the 5th with men on base for the Yankees and the man who already has 4 RBI's in the game Hideki Matsui would yet again drive in 2 more runs to make it a 7-1 lead for the Yanks and he would now have 6 RBI's in this game. Ryan Howard in the 6th would hit his first 2009 World Series home run to make it a 7-3 Yankees lead, but it was a "LITTLE TO LATE". Howard would also set the all time most strikeouts in a World Series with 13. Andy Pettitte would leave after 5 2/3 innings, 4 hits, 3 earns runs, and 3 strikeouts. Not any better then Martinez but in the end it wouldn't even matter. So we jump to the top of the 9th and now coming in to close the game out was the Yankees pride and joy the one and only Mariano Rivera. He would get the first out, than walk Carlos Ruiz. He would get Jimmy Rollins out and now it was up the Phillies last batter of the 2009 season Shane Victorino with 2 outs. Victorino wouldn't go down without a fight though. "Nobody wants to be the last out in a World Series" said Victorino. But Mariano got Victorino to ground out to second base for the final out of the 2009 season, and after 9 years without a World Series Championship the New York Yankees were back on top of the baseball world.

The New York Yankees won their 27th World Series title last night and sent the defending World Series Philadelphia Phillies home packing on what could have been a Game 7. Hideki Matsui won the World Series MVP with a batting AVG of .349, 4 home runs, 13 RBI's, 15 hits, and OBP of .462 in the postseason and coming up big in the World Series when needed. The press asked Yankees skipper Joe Girardi since you now won the 27th World Series any thoughts of changing your number to number 28? He said "I don't know I'll have to think about it". The Philadelphia Phillies handed over their crown something they didn't want to do but it just wasn't meant be to. This 2009 Philadelphia Phillies team was one of the greatest teams I saw play and adding on new players just to make them better. But fell shot to a better New York Yankees team. The Phillies are a great team and are in line to be one if not only the best team in the National League for years to come and won't be surprised if their not in this thing again. As the old saying is in Philly "There's Always Next Year" and I can't wait till next April to see what the 2010 Philadelphia Phillies bring to the plate. Thank You Phillies, May I Have Another Soon!?!