First off, let me congratulate the Yankees on winning their 27th World Championship by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game Six at the new Yankee Stadium.
The point of this article is to go in depth into the number 27, and even using the two and the seven in a math equation to bring up a significance. I hope you enjoy.
27 = The number of world championships for the New York Yankees after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series in Six games.
27 = Babe Ruth’s number multiplied ...
The night of Game Six of the 2009 World Series could be a memorable one for Yankee fans. It could be the night they finally get a chance to celebrate their 27th World Series, and their first since 2000. But for Hideki Matsui, it could be his last night as a Yankee at Yankee Stadium.
Hideki Matsui will be a free agent at the end of the season. The signs are not looking to bright for him to get resigned. The Yankees have said before they are more likely leaning ...
The New York Yankees have been a team on fire during 2009. The Yankees' success can be seen through their 2009 World Series appearance. But there is always that saying, "Behind every successful man, there is a beautiful woman," the Yankees hold true to this saying. The women behind the New York Yankees give a whole new meaning to 'on fire.' These women are hot! I'll let you see for yourself in this presentation.Begin Slideshow
The great thing about the postseason, and the World Series in particular, is that redemption is always just around the corner.
Alex Rodriguez knows all about that. He entered last month as a playoff pariah—his October failures as big a part of his identity as his three MVP awards.
It took just 14 games (and 18 RBI) to change all that.
Playoff baseball is convenient like that: It's a one-stop shop for re-shaping your legacy.
Andy Pettitte doesn't have nearly the same amount of October baggage as Rodriguez. On the surface, they would ...
Please tell me Cub fans and the media aren't going to talk about how Joe Girardi is about to win the World Series and how the Cubs passed on him for Lou Piniella...oh wait, they already did.
They are forgetting the whole team factor and how as long as you have a finger to point, you could manage this New York Yankees team.
Is it hard to put together a lineup featuring Jorge Posada, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Melky Cabrera, and Nick Swisher?
Can you ...
In the grand scheme of things, baseball is a kid's game.
It makes heroes out of ordinary men. It makes celebrities out of lowlifes like Jose Canseco and John Rocker.
It turns cities against each other—sometimes, even boroughs of the same city. Its victories and defeats are celebrated and suffered with pure emotion.
It can make an 18-year-old kid lean out of his 14th-floor dormitory window at one in the morning and joyfully scream "Boston Sucks!" at the top of his lungs out into Washington Square Park. It compels the people down below ...
Game Six of the World Series. The New York Yankees are just one win away from a world championship. They are sending Andy Pettitte to the mound. Pettitte has been one of the Yankees most clutch post season pitchers in franchise history. Given the Yankees powerful line-up; they are heavy favorites to close out the World Series without getting to a chaotic Game Seven.
That paragraph could very easily have been written to describe the 2009 World Series. Instead, it was part of a paragraph I ...
After having the pleasure of watching five relatively exciting World Series games, there are a few things that have stood out in my mind as noteworthy. The following is a list of some observations from this year's series thus far:
With his half-dozen mound visits per inning, Jorge Posada is the sole reason these World Series games take four hours to complete . It is my hope that Baseball Reference starts keeping track of this statistic next season, which will be called MVI (mound visits per inning). Ryan Howard strikes ...
I've learned that the New York Yankees spoiled me at an early age.
I was just shy of 11 years old when I saw the Yankees win their 26th World Series in 2000, their fourth in five years.
Losing I feel is what molds us as sports fans. Rooting for a dynasty is the easiest thing in the world. While less joyful, losing I feel has made me a better sports fan.
The way we collapse mentally after the season ends in despair, the lingering effect over an entire offseason, and the ...
Looking at the 2009 World Series matchup as the teams head into Game Six.
It was a concept that I first developed when the Baltimore Orioles were in the playoffs. Being a huge Bird fan, I discovered a way to ease the pain if they lost—I would bet against them.
I can’t remember the year this 2009 World Series strategy first came to me, reason being less to do with my age and fading memory and more to the fact that the O’s have stunk for so long now that I’m ...