Today in The Journal News (and a little parade info and some thank-yous – UPDATES with Girardi as a good samaritan)
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The Yankees are champions again, beating the Phillies in Game 6 to win their first World Series since 2000. Chad Jennings chronicled the celebration.
It took 27 outs to get No. 27, and my column focused on something I’ll bet many of you did – counting down the outs to zero.
Hideki Matsui didn’t start three games of the six-game series but was named MVP anyway after an absolutely monster Game 6. Josh Thomson takes a look at the Japanese star who may – or very well may not – have played his last game in pinstripes.
Alex Rodriguez capped an up-and-down year on the highest of highs, finally becoming a champion. Matsui may have been the MVP of the World Series but there’s no doubt that A-Rod was the MVP of the Yankees postseason. Rick Carpiniello has the story.
Johnny Damon hurt his calf and came out of Game 6 early but he partied hard all the same. The notebook also has items on George Steinbrenner, Damaso Marte, the Phillies and more.
Want photos? Check out the LoHud photo gallery from Game 6. Or check out my intrepid efforts as an iPhone photographer in the celebration. You can quickly tell who the pros are.
UPDATE, 8:59 a.m.: Think Joe Girardi was in a daze last night after winning the World Series? Nope. He stopped to help out someone who had been in a car accident on the way home. Great job by Hoa Nguyen getting this story this morning.
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Mayor Bloomberg announced Wednesday that the city will host a ticker-tape parade for the Yankees on Friday at 11 a.m. The parade will start at Broadway and Battery Place, travel up through the Canyon of Heroes to Chambers Street and will be followed by a ceremony at City Hall Plaza where Bloomberg will present the team with keys to the city.
There are no tickets to the parade; it’s open to the public.
However, a limited number of tickets will be made available for people who wish to attend the ceremony inside City Hall Plaza. Details on ticket availability will be announced later today. For those fans who can’t get a ticket, the ceremony can be watched on a giant TV screen that will be set up near City Hall Park.
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Lastly, I just want to take this opportunity to thank a few people who have been a part of this month-long wild ride through the end of the season and on into the playoffs. Thanks to:
• Henry Freeman, editor of The Journal News, who said the paper was committed to not only keeping this blog strong but making it bigger and better after Pete left; Henry’s support has been encouraging and much, much appreciated. He also hired Chad, which was a pretty fantastic decision as well.
• All the people in the office, from editors to copy editors to tech guys to the gurus who got the video live chats up and running have been terrific, and we wouldn’t have been able to give all of you as as much material as we did without them.
• John “Flash Points” Flaherty, who graciously gave his time each game day to talk with me and try to help the average fan understand a little more about the pitching match-up that night. It was a terrific feature that a lot of you e-mailed to say you enjoyed, and I’m grateful to John for agreeing to do it.
• All of you, more than anyone. People smarter than me will probably find a way to quantify just many times you’ve visited and how often you’ve commented, but I don’t need numbers to know that the past month has been absolutely incredible. The readers and fans are the best part of this blog, and your passion, excitement and energy for this team – and this community – are overwhelming. It’s a pleasure to write for you and a pleasure to hear from as many of you as I do. As I say to many of you when in my e-mails, I sincerely hope that you’ll keep reading and stay in touch.
Now, I know many of you will start thinking about next year right away and the hot-stove is definitely going to be exciting. Believe me, we’ve got all types of plans for the blog this winter and there will be lots of stuff to talk about and debate about and fight about soon enough.
But don’t rush. Trust me. Enjoy this one a little bit. After spending the past month with you, I know that you all deserve it.
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Thanks for all your hard work this postseason guys, you did an amazing job keeping us informed and entertained. It’s been a great ride. Go Yanks! #27, how sweet it is!
BIG Thank you to Pete for starting this blog, and all the people @ the Journal for keeping this blog alive. We wouldn’t be here if you guys at the paper didnt make it possible. Thank you. also……..FIRST!!!!!!!
Thanks for the great work guys. Appreciate the links and info for people like me who are traveling outside the country.
Thank you Yankees for a tremendous year!
You guys didn’t miss a beat when Pete left. Thanks for the excellent coverage and insight for the postseason. Looking forward to the years to come on this blog. You guys are great!
27!!!!!!
Let’s go get Holliday! (just kidding, let’s enjoy this !)
Thank you Sam and Chad. This blog is better than ever.
A great way to end the season.
I look forward to the Hot stove.
YES! I’m so happy we won, I can’t describe it!
GO NYY!!!
When GODZILLA hit that monster shot off Pedro I knew they were going to win.
I’m so glad they won one for him… the consummate professional.
Thanks to Pete for getting this blog where it is and thanks to Sam, Chad, the Journal News, and all the wonderful fans! This blog is amazing and the Yanks are amazing!
YES!! WE DID IT!!
Sam, you, Josh and Chad deserve all the credit for making this blog run smoothly after Pete left. In fact, it feels like we never skipped a beat and that’s a testament to you three. Thanks!
Gosh, it feels good to be a Yankee fan this morning. Why are people still obsessed with Pete ? Forget him, forget the trolls and just enjoy the feeling…….
You guys did such a great job. Thank you, and thanks to Pete also. It’s great having this blog as the number 1 source for everything on the Yankees. Let’s enjoy this one! 2009 World Series Champs!!!!!!!
Guys, thanks for the blog!
Fans , thanks for the fun!
Yankees thanks for bringing it all together !
So who works downtown and is going to the parade during work?
Thanks for all the hard work on the blog and all of the great post season coverage.
And thanks to the NY Yankees for a great season!
Congrats to the 2009 NYY on winning the WS. Thank you for an exciting season, I enjoyed watching every minute of it!
Thanks to the 3 Amigos for the great blog coverage!!!
YANKEEEEEES!!!!! # 27!!!!!!
Congrats to the Yankees and to the Lohud boys who made a seemless transition from Pete Abe and continued to provide great info and a great forum to discuss it. Good year all around guys.
Marte’s contributions can not be underestimated, but I think they will be. What a monster he was – when the Yankees absolutely needed someone, ANYONE to step up, Marte did……….I wonder if we win without him.
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Not from NYC, where is the Canyon of Heroes?
Sam, Chad and Josh -
A remarkable job done by all three of you during this very exciting time. Very the September stretch and through the playoffs and World Series, you provided so much information and added an enormous amount to the fan experience.
Pete started this forum, and it’s become THE place to be, and I’m glad that LoHud sees the value of not only continuing but adding to it.
And the rest of you here, who also contribute information – personal experience, passion, links to other stories and pictures – you’re the best!
I’m thoroughly enjoying watching the MLB post-game. What a phenomenal job they’re doing. It’s actually better than what YES was able to cover. I think I’m going to record it on the next loop through.
Do you think Alex Rodriguez if “finally” a Yankee????
Thanks gentlemen; you all did a great job! What a great year; I’m glad you guys were there to help paint the picture.
CHAD SAM JOSH and PETE and ALL OF THE LOHUD BLOGGERS!
Thank you guys for all the great coverage. You did an excellent job throughout the playoffs and World Series. This blog helped game days go by that much quicker and might have been the only thing that got me through off days. Thank you guys and CONGRATULATIONS to the WORLD CHAMPION NEW YORK YANKEES!!
What a surprise- Buster Olney whining on Mike and Mike (they are whining, too) about payroll disparity………..Whatever.
“Do you think Alex Rodriguez is “finally” a Yankee???? ”
I know for some, he’s just become one now, but I’ve always considered him a real Yankee since day one. I think I’m the happiest for him most of all. What a year he’s had.
i didnt know matsui was only 35 yrs old
i bring him back for a year
damon i think should be let go unless he takes a 1 year very reasonable contract
sign pettitte,matsui,a number 2 starter & get 1 big outfielder for lf or cf
what a ride
it is over & we are world champs
sam,chad,josh
great job
it was great to see girardi with some major emotions & getting pied by aj
he has come a long way in just 1 year
it shows that you dont have to be a hard ass
Thanks guy. Congrats Yankees!
I guess Pete Abe is still reading this blog, check out his latest post
http://www.boston.com/sports/b.....an_do.html
Yes, thanks guys for the great coverage.
I was happy for Matsui, but this championship (and season) was truly a team effort.
Doreen- yes, I think Alex is finally a Yankee, from watching his interviews it seems he realizes its all about the team. I am recording the MLB post game to watch when I get home, glad to hear it is worth it.
Thanks to Sam, Chad and Josh for their incredible coverage.
I’m exhausted this morning, but I don’t even care. Life is good!!
What an awesome season….thanks all of you from Lohud…..great job
Congrats everyone, and thank you for this blog.
Enjoy it Yankee’s fans, this team is something special. Let’s creat a “dynasty” starting today and keep this mojo rising.
Really hard to describe this feeling of complete satisfaction. Enjoying every minute.
Sam Chad and Josh
Was there a blog here before you started writing?
Only kidding, the transition and subsequent follow up has been outstanding.
NYY ROC
Canyon of Heroes is the section of Broadway in the Financial District. The parade ends up at City Hall. Get there early if you are planning on going!!!!!
Sam and Chad,
thanks for keeping a Yankee fan in Vegas up to date with one that is living in the Bronx.
Pete sold out and WORLD F***ing CHAMPIONS!
LOL Jimmy
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....nkees.html
As for eating crow? “They were the better team this series,” Rollins said Wednesday night. “Do I think we’re the better team? I really do. They just executed. I think we weren’t playing bad, but they were playing that much better. … They got the hits, we didn’t. It’s that simple.”
Matsui isn’t coming back. That was his swan song.
The game is changing. He would have to take a 10 million dollar paycut to return and its highly unlikely that will happen.
That however, is for off-season talk.
Today is the day to celebrate a championship.
Knowing the trolls who inhabit this blog, especially the game threads, are suicidal today brings great joy to me.
We get to hear, “the Yankees buy their championships” all day long from the crybabies.
That’s music to my ears.
I am especially happy for Cashman. He took a lot of crap from fans and from the Bill Madden’s of the world for not getting Santana. Most of the commentary was vicious, personal and unfair. He gets to give all of those folks the middle finger today.
The decision not to trade for Santana changed the direction of the franchise for the better and led to this championship.
As Randy correctly pointed out a week ago, this is the start of another run.
This is the weakest Yankee team we will see in the next 2-3 years.
The farm system is humming, they have a ton of cash, there will be a lot of arbitration eligible players being non-tendered to choose from, and they will be able to re-sign their own free agents of their own choosing.
This is a GREAT time to be a Yankee fan because the best is yet to come.
Pete sounds so pathetic. Giving Red Sox nation what they want to hear.
Mr. October, Thanks for the directions!!!
Betsy,
Seriously, what do you want Rollins to say? He believes in his team. He should, they have a helluva team.
Show me a player that doesn’t believe in his team and that’s a guy I don’t want on my team.
Folks always get in a lather when players make predictions.
Rollins likes to talk? So what. To me, its no big deal.
tom
November 5th, 2009 at 8:33 am
I guess Pete Abe is still reading this blog, check out his latest post
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No surprise there. The thin skinned man is cranky as ever and eating sour grapes.
9:40am: Cash on Mike & Mike.
I have not and will not grow tired of watching the tv and radio calls of the final out. The best moment of the post-win last night was when FOX showed the initial celebration after the final out from each player’s perspective. First, Rivera, then Jeter, then Teixeira, then Gardner, then Swisher, then A-Rod, then the dugout. It was perfect. It was emotional. It truly gave me the chills to watch each of them so elated. How far have they come! I remember the beginning of the season. CC lost badly on Opening Day, Wang lost an ugly one on day two. I thought to myself, and to others, that the season was lost. Now I truly realize that all that matters is the postseason. The last time the Yankees won the World Series I was in 4th grade, 9 years old. I never really realized what it’s like and what it means. Now I know. Thank you Yankees, thank you Pete, Sam, Chad, and Josh, and thank you to the fans on this blog, who have made this season one I’ll never forget. #27 BABY!
I’ve seen some great Yankee moments in my 26 years, but I have to say that last night was absolutely my favorite. Maybe I was too young or too unfocused (what teenager isn’t?) when the Yankees were dominating back in the late 90s or maybe as many Yankee fans did, I just took those championships for granted but I have never been as elated as I was last night, especially when Fox showed everyone’s reaction to the final out. I found myself giggling and smiling bigger than I have in a long time seeing those guys savor the moment in a very real and unscripted/unpolished fashion.
Congratulations and THANKS Yankees!
What a ride this season has been. Also, big thanks to the Lohud bloggers (Pete included!) and commentators. This has been my first full season as a follower of the blog, and I have to say, I think the time spent here is part of the reason the victory and celebration was enjoyable as it was last night. GO YANKEES!
Watching ESPN this AM, I was pleasantly surprised to hear all the props given to the Yankees by Gammons and Kruk, they barely mentioned pay roll. Kruk had a lot of good things to say about the “core 4″.
Cashman will be on Mike & Mike @ 9:40 this AM, FYI.
Great job guys!
Table pancakes for every one!
Many props to Sam Borden, Chad Jennings, and Josh Thomson for superior in depth coverage from the ALDS to the final out of the Championship.
This board has many good things to look forward to with the offseason moves and into spring training and they’ll provide it.
Also, I hope that everyone who complained about Girardi these last few days, and doubted every move, and griped that the World Series was lost, feels badly that they missed out on an amazing win by remaining pessimistic the whole way through. I know die-hard fans like to complain and it’s all part of rooting for your team. But I really do believe that it makes you miss out on how amazing it all is, and what a great season and postseason they had. Here’s to more optimism!
Pete is no longer relevant.
Frankly, I think the blog is better now with Sam, Chad, and Josh because they offer more coverage and a variety of opinions.
Nonetheless, today is about celebration.
HokieHill, right on!
First, a lot of thanks to the people at LoHud who were incredibile with their coverage of this team throughout the year. Peter had helped to build this blog, the paper shaped it further into something far more than it was before.
On a down note, because the Yankees won most of the stories will be of how the Yankees bought the championship, how unfair baseball is, how the Yankees bought players and how we as fans of this team should feel bad about this.
Sorry, but I don’t feel bad for any small market team. They choose to invest in their team or not. Many of them could build more revenue streams and reinvest in the team. Instead they sell off their asset players and pocket profits. That is their choice and on them.
Great players will command big paychecks. The Yankees don’t buy their players, as if they are chattle. They pay big money for talent. Isn’t that what most smart businesses do? They get the best talent they can afford.
Back in the earlier days of the Yankees they actually went cheap with their contracts and with what they paid most of their players. Their reasoning then was that the players would get the bonus money from the World Series.
Hmmm, almost sounds like what the Red Sox keep trying to do now. No?
Olney was talking this morning on how the Marlins will probably let go players who are coming into bigger arbitration dollars. Why should anyone, other than their fans, care if they continue to go cheap? They have the lowest, or at least close to the lowest, payroll in the whole league. They pocket quite a lot of money.
Anyway. Congrats to the Yankees, the greatest franchise in history. Congrats to them for overshadowing the Red Sox in matching them for WS wins this decade and becoming the team of the decade.
Betsy
November 5th, 2009 at 8:30 am
What a surprise- Buster Olney whining on Mike and Mike (they are whining, too) about payroll disparity………..Whatever.
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it costs the yankees more for players,unfairly
i dont know why & i dont care
how come becket signs for 10 million with the rs but would cost us 15 or more?
we overspend because we can & the victory is just as sweet
i can care less about the whiners
not only that we spend a little more than 50 % of our 400-450 million in revenues on payroll
the rs are at about 300-350 million in revenue with a 130 million dollar payroll & it would be higher if they got tex & has been much higher in the past so they would be at 50 % of revenues also
if there was a salary cap we just spend money in the draft & on internationl players
you spend what you make
those are the rules in place like george steinbrenner said
2009 World Champs.
woot woot!
SJ44
All of a sudden, according to Buster Olney this AM, baseball has a serious problem with disparity. The main disparity will come with guys like Garrett Atkins who won’t be offered arbitration because the teams don’t want to pay. Oh, and Akinori Iwamura’s 4.3 million is the largest contract on the Pirates, while ARod makes that in 3 weeks, and that’s a “serious problem.”
There’s your music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have not won in 9 years, spending money, and now there is a disparity!!!!
27!!!
I just had a argument with a co-worker of mine about us “buying” a championship. Its not our fault that teams don’t want to spend the money to keep their star players. If the owners are too busy pocketing the money they make at the turnstiles AND the money we’re giving them due to revenue sharing, it’s not our fault. Show that you really want to win and spend the money on your team.
Bridge-jumpers, please feel free to jump OFF the bandwagon as we go down the Canyon of Heroes on Friday!!!
It could be seen in the eyes of the team knowing that Matsui would be back as the DH, Andy would be caught by Jorge as they’ve done so many times, and the fans so solidly behind them at the Stadium.
It was a secure feeling when Mariano entered to the blaring Metallica and ready to seal the deal.
Thank You Sam and Chad !!
Congrats everyone . .Today we are CHAMPIONS !!!!!!!!
It was a secure feeling when Mariano entered to the blaring Metallica and ready to seal the deal.
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I’m not a metal fan but i WILL be downloading that song today!
Sam this is a year long blog.You report on the Yankee,or any baseball news we are here.This is our #1 source for anything INVOLVING Yankees Universe.
Thank you Chad and Josh for keeping and exceeding the standard of this Yankees blog,as you are aware we’re passionate about the Yankees.
Please fill us in on the hot stove and any off season info.
Thank YOU!!
-Haiku-man
SJ44, I have no problem with Rollins believing in his team. The Phillies are a very good team.
There is a right way and a poor way to run your mouth though. Rollins saying that they Phillies would win… no big deal. Him saying that the Phillies would win in 5, or 6 if they are nice was a poor way to go. Being confident in what your team can do is one thing, disparaging the other team isn’t.
The Phillies were a very tough team. The Yankee players never talked like Rollins did. While they may have laughed at Rollins comments, it was reactionary, and the come back wasn’t dismissive to the Phillies.
Anyone have video of AJ pieing Joe?
SJ44
November 5th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Matsui isn’t coming back. That was his swan song.
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there is no way to know if sui is comin back
cashman doesnt even know
it is ok to have an opinion but that is all it is
if matsui wants to many years or to much money cash will let him go but who knows
too early to think about that
Any troll coming on this board–please come to the parade on Friday. You have an open invitation–it’s public.
I agree this may be the start of a reasonable run, but that’s for another time.
Yankees were second in the league to the Rockies this year in home grown players at 56% of the roster. Enough with this “buying players” nonsense–it’s so 2001.
Oh, that’s right. That’s where Buster Olney got his start. Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty, and all.
Well, this is the First Day of the New Yankee Dynasty, and I guess Buster is going to have to find something else to do?
Yeah, enjoy this one for a few days, but then I’ll definitely be ready for the hot stove chatter.
SJ, sorry – I have no problem with Rollins having confidence in his team. It sounds like sour grapes for him to say the Phillies were better and frankly I’m surprised you think otherwise.
I meant that it’s one thing to have confidence, it’s another to act like a jerk. His team was NOT better and is not better than the Yankees. The reason why the Yankees are better, at least one of the reasons, is because they did execute.
Betsy, I didn’t hear Rollins. He actually said the Phillies were the better team?
Matsui may go back to Japan to finish his career. What else can he do in the US? I think it’s Yankees, retirement, or back home.
Oops. I’m getting ahead of myself. Think Win. Parade. Celebration.
SJ, I’m talking about Jimmy’s comments that he thinks the Phillies are still the better team despite the loss. He should take his lumps like a man…….I was in no way bothered by his prediction at the beginning of the series; why would I be?
I refuse to look ahead at this particular moment because I want to enjoy this, right here and right now. I will say that I don’t necessarily agree with Randy, but we’ll see.
UPDATE, 8:59 a.m.: Think Joe Girardi was in a daze last night after winning the World Series? Nope. He stopped to help out someone who had been in a car accident on the way home. Great job by Hoa Nguyen getting this story this morning.
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Wow, Girardi had quite an evening!
Congratulations to LoHud, Pete, Sam, Chad and Josh!! Besides watching the games on TV, this blog was probably the most time I spent during the postseason! It’s been an unbelievable season, and this offseason will be very fun as well!! Woohoo!!!
Betsy,
It doesn’t matter what he says. That’s my point.
Bru,
Cashman knows. He’s not making it public but, he knows.
They know what they are going to do with both Damon and Matsui.
Just like at this time last year, they knew what they were going to do in the off-season.
That’s what the Yankees do. They ALWAYS plan for the future.
Even in the middle of the WS, Cashman was wooing Chapman, preparing for the onslaught of non-tendered players hitting the market, and preparing for handling their own free agents.
Unless Matsui wants to play for around 3 million dollars, he isn’t coming back.
He was a great Yankee and ended his career on a high note.
However, the DH spot is going to be a rotating spot next year.
Just isn’t room for him with the way they want to upgrade the team.
It is so funny people are now running around and screaming about payroll. Funny I didn’t hear it in 2004 or 2007.
There are plenty of other owners in baseball much richer than George. They just choose to put the money in their pockets rather than invest it in their team. How about all the teams that take revenue sharing and pocket the money. There are plenty of teams that make a huge profit that don’t try and retain their players. How is that the Yankees fault? Bottom line is it isn’t. The twins could have kept Johan if they wanted to! They have the profit, and the owner is wealthy enough if he wanted to spend money that they could have kept him. But he choose to take 4 garbage prospects from the Mets instead. Is that the Yankees fault? NO so go march on your owners and demand they spend more money!
Jen, AJ was a missing man yesterday, seriously. I didn’t see him ONCE last night….and no one showed the pie. Even if they did, it was still so odd – there are no pictures of him, no video.
SJ
Think Matsui just goes back to Japan, like Kenji Jojima?
PittsburghYankeeFan wrote:
“Matsui may go back to Japan to finish his career. What else can he do in the US? I think it’s Yankees, retirement, or back home.”
I agree. I was talking to my Japanese friends, and most believe if the Yanks don’t re-sign him or even if they try, his first choice might be to finish his career in Japan. Being a god there, his next few years would be like a homecoming and would be much more rewarding there than in MLB.
SJ, no it doesn’t because they still lost and the Yankees won……..that’s why I’m going to ignore Olney and anyone who mentions payroll. Seriously – they can stew in their bitterness. Like Clutch, I do not feel sorry for small market teams. Their bum owners sit on their wallets in order to maximize profits…..they have no desire to win. It burns that the Yankees have to subsidize their idiocy……BUT, again, that’s for another day. Today is a day to celebrate….what a fun team this was to watch this year.
SJ44 -
I think they at least have to consider bringing back Matsui – unless they have targeted a player in their minds that can replace his production.
I don’t know that a rotating DH spot will work nearly as well. Matsui took to the role of DH beautifully. I know he limits flexibility – what with not being able to play interleague games – but, he’s got to be in the conversation. As you also say, Matsui would have to be willing to play for a lot less money if it does get done.
Anyway, if he’s not back – I’m ecstatic that he got the MVP last night. He’s been a class act the entire time he was here. One of the best free-agent signings the Yankees ever made, and one of the most understated and underrated.
I want to take this time to say once again how much I love Andy Pettitte! Oh and Jetes, Mo, jorge, alex, tex, cano, melky, damon, swish, Aj, CC, hughes, Joba, D-rob, garderner, molina, ETC ETC… And I cant forget Girardi!!
Sooo happy this morning
I am soooo happy!!!
And i must remind Josh in his notebook, i think Howard DID strike out last night once no?
So he isnt tied with anyone, he now had that duboius record of 13 all to himself.
Erin, yes….I posted the quote above.
If I had my way, all the Yankees I ever loved would never retire, never grow old and never play for other teams. However, it doesn’t work like that. Do I like the rotating DH spot? No, but on the other hand, Matsui’s complete inability to play the field is a hindrance, and has been one, at times. How they will make up for his absence, I don’t know; this is Cash’s chance to retool this lineup if he so chooses.
joekuh-
show your coworker this breakdown
Phillies Roster Breakdown: 25 Players
Acquired by Trades or Waivers: 8 (32%)
Phillies Farm System Products: 8 (32%)
Major League Free Agents: 8 (32%)
Rule 5: 1 (4%.)
Yankees Roster Breakdown: 25 players
Acquired by Trades or Waivers: 7 (28%)
Yankees Farm System Products: 12 (48%)
Major League Free Agents: 6 (24%)
Rule 5: 0.
Congratulations Everyone!!!!!!!!!
Is anyone recording the postgame show and uploaded it to youtube
And does anyone know a good place to download the entire game or some postgame interviews?
I want to capture this stuff and make some of my own DVDs!
CC said they pied Girardi.
I could see Matsui going back to Japan next year.
He goes back as the conquering hero.
They played the entire game on the big screen in downtown Tokyo last year and the entire country is basking in his accomplishments.
Next to Saddaharu Oh, Matsui is the most popular baseball player in the history of the country.
To win a WS for the Yankees, and be named MVP, is one of the biggest things ever to happen to a Japanese athlete.
He would be baseball royalty making a return home.
Personally, I think that’s how it will end up for him.
He deserves to be treated like royalty because he is a class guy and has carried himself amazingly well in NY.
He will forever be remembered as a great Yankee.
I had to repost this:
MikeBoston November 4th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
I know that someone on this site posted the words “Damon is done”, right before the ALDS started, where is that person/people now??
I have a feeling that 2 biggest questions for this off season will have a huge game of course I mean Damon and Matsui.
Sorry Besty-I was lazy and didn’t see you had posted it. Still a little tired this morning.
Good morning World Champion fans!
That has a nice ring to it. (see what I did there?)
I’m in Yankee overload this morning reading all the articles and watching all the video on the Internet.
Big thanks to the LoHud blog team for giving my obsession a home and to all you commenters for keeping it company.
nyy626-
Dont forget Fast Freddie Guzman! LOL Congratulations!
what an exciting night!!! help i have a research paper due at 4pm today!! can’t focus on it! I got yankee fever!!!! prob should have started it before the game! wooops
Does anyone know if the parade will be on YES? I assume it will be but I just need to make sure I set up the right tivo recording.
Ya know, I had to read elsewhere about Joba’s father coming onto the field…..those personal touches are what made Pete great……..just a tiny suggestion.
Betsy
I live in a “small market” area. Trust me, if our owners wanted to spend the $$$, the team would be good here in the Burgh. Yankees good? Probably not, year after year.
But if the Nutting family wanted to spend the $$$, just a bit more, the Pirates could be decent. Huntington and Coonley got them to spend more on player development, as SJ can attest to with his nephew.
They traded for Iwanura from the Rays. Maybe we’re starting to see some cracks in their purse. Who knows?
Now when Philly meets the Yankees in spring training,let’s get it on,as Karros says the Phillies will be Dodging balls.
They played dirty with Alex,Yankees had a clean series.
A friend of my said when he saw Pedro was the #2 starter,Yankees got this.Why was he so sure ,you ask?
Pedro was passed over by Cashman,and even the Sawx who needed pitching!!
Girardi is a class act and I for one think despite a questionable call here and there, there is no way Mattingly gets us here this quickly (and mattingly is my second all time favorite yankee).
UPDATE, 8:59 a.m.: Think Joe Girardi was in a daze last night after winning the World Series? Nope. He stopped to help out someone who had been in a car accident on the way home. Great job by Hoa Nguyen getting this story this morning.
FINAL Postseason Guess the Line Up Standings:
Ladies and Gentlemen…. We have a winner
Congratulations to Upstate Kate!!! (speech, speech, speech!)
After 14 rounds of Postseason Guess the Line Up, there have been 50 different winners. Here are the players in the top 3 positions.
Upstate Kate – 8 wins – 10/7, 10/11, 10/16, 10/19, 10/31, 11/1, 11/2, 11/4
Blackaccord – 7 wins – 10/7, 10/16, 10/19, 10/29, 10/31, 11/1, 11/4
Fran- 7 wins – 10/11, 10/16, 10/19, 10/24, 10/28, 11/1, 11/4
Vin – 7 wins – 10/9, 10/16, 10/19, 10/24, 10/31, 11/1, 11/2
Andrew33 – 5 wins – 10/19, 10/22, 10/28, 11/1, 11/4
Andrew GTLU Bronze Medalist – 5 wins- 10/7, 10/9, 10/16, 10/19, 10/22
Frank from Chatham – 5 wins – 10/20, 10/22, 10/31, 11/1, 11/2
NYY626 – 5 wins – 10/9, 10/19, 10/24, 10/31, 11/2
Rob in VT – 5 wins -10/9, 10/16, 10/19, 10/28, 11/4
I still can’t believe Mo pitching on an injured rib…..he’s astounding. Imagine Hinkse and Hairston? A few months ago, they were in Pitt and Cincinnati – wow, what a change in THEIR fortunes? Cash picked them up for a song and they each contributed…..CC, AJ, Tex, Swish – what fantastic pickups. CC was a stud and was incredible in the post-season, better than I ever could have thought. AJ had his struggles, but he also was huge for us at the beginning of season and he came up aces in the biggest game the Yankees had this year. Tex struggled offensively in the playoffs, but he was just wonderful this year and is the best first baseman I’ve seen since Mattingly – just brilliant in the field. Swish? He carried this team in April and no one should ever forget that; without his torrid start, who knows if we would have been in a position to win once Alex returned? Maybe the season would have been lost at that time……Phil Hughes. I’m sorry he had a rough post-season, but without this kid, the Yankees never would have made the playoffs. I hope he takes that into the off-season…….I still don’t know what went wrong with him.
betsy
AJ pied him. I saw a picture, I’ll try to find it of him standing next to him.
I’m gonna email someone I know who works at YES and ask him if there was video of it.
They played dirty with Alex,Yankees had a clean series.
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Dont forget they hit Tex 3 times also. A-Rod 4 times (last one wasnt called a HBP though).
The yankees will not forget that when the spring comes around.
Erin, no need to apologize….
Pitt, I actually kind of like the Bucs, so I hope they can turn things around.
betsy
November 5th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Jen, AJ was a missing man yesterday, seriously. I didn’t see him ONCE last night….and no one showed the pie. Even if they did, it was still so odd – there are no pictures of him, no video.
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Theres a pic of AJ in the daily news shaking hands with Kate and Kurt Russel!!
To all those asking for pie:
http://cache.daylife.com/image.....W/610x.jpg
Pictures of a pied Girardi on this page-
http://www.daylife.com/search/.....oe+girardi
Jennifer,
The funny thing about people whining about payroll, and I mean members of the media as well as fans is, they have no idea what they are whining about.
The Yankees pour a lot of their profits back into their team.
That’s THEIR choice. Plenty of teams pocket their profits and then cry poormouth.
The Yankees charge a lot for their tickets and deliver a big bang for their buck.
Teams like the Pirates and Rays, 2 teams whose profits will exceed 30 million dollars this year, choose to do it another way.
Why is that the Yankees fault?
They contribute over 50 million dollars a year to the revenue sharing pool in MLB. They never miss a payment.
They play by the rules, unlike the Red Sox, and that makes people crazy.
You know what I say? Great, I hope they are sick to their stomach today.
I could care less about people whining about payroll.
The same people who do it have no problems when other teams spend their money.
I didn’t see baseball fans in an uproar when the Angels signed Torii Hunter to a 90 million dollar contract or when the Blue Jays signed Vernon Wells to a 117 million dollar contract.
The game is VERY profitable. It would be nice if members of the media actually understood now the business of the game operates so they can better inform the fans.
Instead, you have one side (the media) who don’t understand the business of the game, feeding the other side (the fans) mindless drivel.
That’s what leads to so many uninformed opinions when it comes to the business of the game.
Jen, oh yeah – that was the only time I saw AJ – that, and I saw a pic of him with Kate Hudson, lol. Outside of that, he was nowhere to be found, lol. YES didn’t even cover the pieing – talk about disappointing,lol
UPDATE, 8:59 a.m.: Think Joe Girardi was in a daze last night after winning the World Series? Nope. He stopped to help out someone who had been in a car accident on the way home.
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Wow! Well done Joe
Chad, Sam and Josh-Thanks for all your hard work
Mo said 5 more years. Note to Cash, Mo stays until he doesnt want to anymore.
Phil was great, but he tired out at the end. No matter, he knows he belongs here now.
Wang, get well and get back to us healthy as soon as possible.
My wife pointed out how when CC Sabathia is laughing and smiling, it is hard not to smile too. Great pick up!
Jeter: Cash needs to work out that extension this offseason so this isnt all we hear about next season. Like Mo, jeter should be welcome here as long as he believes he can play.
Joba: You stressed everyone out this year, but at the end, you looked like the Joba we all love. Bring that next year!
Marte, welcome to NYC.
Love this team!!!!!!!!
Thank YOU Andy and Mo for keeping Chase Utley from a WS record and passing up Reggie Jackson’s HR record in the WS.
LOL thanks for posting those pics!
What exactly was Mo dealing with injury wise? Pulled muscle? He’s amazing.
I think the Yankees are going to go on a nice run for the next couple of years. Next year should be even more fun.
I am choosing not to even argue with the people bringing up payroll issues. I just have a pat response to anyone who wants to complain about the how or the why of the Yankee championship. I just email them the picture of Cartman licking tears from Scott Tenorman’s face.
Rotating a DH isn’t wise because 1 injury then impacts 2 positions. You need a full time DH
Erica
thanks for hosting GTLU. It was a lot of fun and helped to make the time pass while we were waiting for the games
Vin
you should have gone w/ your gut feeling, we could have been co-champs.
didn’t have a chance to read the articles yet, but Mo was pitching with an injured rib? when did this happen? I guess that explains the heating pad.
that sly dog!
I’m listening to ESPN radio and all I’m hearing is payroll talk.
Whatever
Cashman coming up next on Mike & Mike (9:40)!
If Trevor Hoffman is still closing at 42,and nowhere as good as Mo is now.
Mo came in 3rd in the vaunted AL.He was the only Closer in postseason(including the 2 higher ranked AL closera before him) that didn’t implode,even though he was used for multiple back to back innings.
MO deserves to stay,any team that gets him will win,he the Ace closer.
Upstate Kate-
You are welcome. Thank you for being such a good player and fan of the game
“It would be nice if members of the media actually understood how the business of the game operates so they can better inform the fans.”
Those members of the media are not interested in the truth, or any actual reporting. They never let fact get in the way of their formula for the same old Yankee storyline. When they win, it’s because they bought the players. When they lose, they foolishly overpay.
Too bad they are not creative or insightful enough to report the real story: investing the time, sweat, and money to win. Doing what it takes to succeed is actually a feel good story.
Whatever. Let them wear it.
The real story is the talent and heart of a champion: the 2009 NY Yankees.
So last season Mo Pitched like an animal with bone chips
This season Mo pitched like an animal with a bad rib…..
Mariano Rivera is just inhuman
jennifer
November 5th, 2009 at 9:35 am
didn’t have a chance to read the articles yet, but Mo was pitching with an injured rib? when did this happen? I guess that explains the heating pad. that sly dog!
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jennifer-the good news is he’s got lots of time to heal
Payroll only seems to be a real issue when the Yankees win; while they were failing to advance in the post-season, missing it entirely last year, it was not a problem at all, it seems.
Bobby Valentine pointed out that this “the Yankees buy their pennants” has gone on since they got Babe Ruth. He thinks it is good for baseball that the Yankees are the big boy on the block that makes other teams feel particularly good about defeating. Interesting take, I think.
SJ44
its possible but i just think things have to play out
if sui wants more than cash is willing to give him then yes he is gone but a 35 yr old dh who does not have to play the field & is a monster in postseason play who hits lefties as well as anybody in the game
if it is for a year & 5 or so million it simply cant hurt to bring him back
unless you have first hand knowledge that i cant argue with you just dont know
just like you said tex will not come
damon is the one that we cant afford to bring back
terrible defensively,no arm
if we can get a number 2 pitcher & a big bat for lf,cf or rf i think we are ok
i would not be shocked if matsui left but also if he came back
i think joba & hughes are huge concerns & if we can get a solid pitcher to slide behind cc,move burnett to # 3,pettitte # 4 we are fine
the of can go many different ways
we can get a cf,move melky to a corner,get a lf,rf or all 3
i just think cashman will get a pitcher & fix the of wich is very weak
Swisher said after the game he can finally relax. Boy, do we all know that feeling. I’m walking around today with a smile.
Now, for the bad news. No baseball for a long time. I miss it already.
Cashmam if you want to save money release Molina,keep Matsui. Cereveli was great when Posada and Molina were out.Yankees kept winning.
Bru-
Damon is not terrible defensively. Bad arm- I will give you. But I think the word terrible is quite strong
I also think it is way too early to be worrying about who to bring back next year. Lets have a parade first
No problem with Jimmy thinking they’re the better team. Every athlete on a caliber championship team (especially the defending champs) thinks they’re the better team (except Hamels-boy did that story get overblown).
But I think the Angels, Boston, and maybe even the Twins could’ve beat them.
That’s just the way it is. Until Hamel’s last HR & Howard’s HR last night, all the shots given up by the Yankees were solo. The staff did an excellent job of limiting the damage, and that’s why the Yankees are the champions.
Containing Howard was huge. If they had contained Alex like that, it might be a different ending.
SJ44
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Who are you?
Erica
I think Damon needs some pretend nursing to help that calf muscle.
We fans and the media both suck. Can we just savor this for a day and then have a parade the next day? We can all resume the pretending we are smarter than the managers and GMs and owners on Saturday. We don’t even have to wait for Monday. Just 48 freakin’ hours! no?
I will be at the parade. Come find me. I am the guy wearing a yankee cap.
Whew..
I was up late last night but didn’t get a chance to check the blog or even tune in to YES for the celebration. Now I finally have a few spare minutes – great job on the blog guys Sam/Josh/Chad.
What a great win last night, I’m only dissapointed that I missed the celebration on TV but that’s ok there are always video and photos online.
SJ44,
I have to disagree with you here. A rotating DH spot next year would be a bad idea, in my opinion. Posada is going to catch another 120+ games, Damon or Holliday will be our full-time starting LF. Jeter is back to being a very good fielding SS and A-rod will need to DH maybe once every other week?
I’m not sold on Cervelli being anymore than a back-up. Posada is not going to be a major factor at DH.
I’ve said it since the all-star break, I believe the Yankees will resign Matsui and Damon. Unless the Yanks sign Holliday (which I hope they don’t) I don’t see any other way to replicate the kind of offense we had this year. Who is available that can hit like Matsui?
I’d sign Damon to a 2 year deal and Matsui to a 1 year deal.
You don’t feel you won a WS unless you beat the Yankees.Here they come.
SJ, first off I enjoyed the back and forth of what was a magical Yankee season.
On Matsui, I agree that going back to Japan is a probable option for him as he would have gone out the right way.
But, I am not so sure there isn’t room for him as a DH for at least 1 year. The reason I say that is that I think Posada needs to catch and then sit when not catching with some occasional DH play.
His contract is really going to hurt us starting next year, His agents did a great job of playing us against the Mets and getting him a 4 yr deal when it should have been 3 at most.
I think a new LF and Matsui at DH makes sense. There still may be room for Damon but probably not if we sign a Bay or Holliday.
Posada is weak behind the plate and inconsistent at the plate and just a killer on the bases.
Cervelli as the #2 with an eye on Montero or Mauer for 2011.
Already went to Mo’s and got my Hat & T!
Representin’ Number 27!
“A rotating DH spot next year would be a bad idea, in my opinion. Posada is going to catch another 120+ games, Damon or Holliday will be our full-time starting LF. Jeter is back to being a very good fielding SS and A-rod will need to DH maybe once every other week?”
Posada is 38. At some point, probably starting next year, he’s going to be a part-time DH and eventually a full-time DH.
There’s a lot of catching depth in the minors and there’s a chance that Montero is ready by next summer.
If we have a rotating DH, you need an extra (3rd) catcher and a much deeper bench. These guys are very old. lol. Damon, Posada, Hideki, all got nicked up.
We won in most part, because we were the healthiest (with the exception of Wang) especially the pitching.
Cashman saying he told Tex they were interested, but they needed to fix the pitching. That means CC & AJ were the main courses. Tex was the cherry on top!
upstate kate
November 5th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Erica
I think Damon needs some pretend nursing to help that calf muscle.
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I think so too! Fortunately, he gets 3 months to rest it.
So I just flipped my Yankee calendar to November and its Bobby Abreu month.
I think we are going to keep it September (aka Johnny Damon month) a little bit longer
Erica -
That is too funny!!
Who is December?
congrats Upstate Kate on your GTLU victory!
It’s a wonderful Yankee Championship hangover feeling this morning!
Erica-in all of the excitement I forgot to watch Big Bird on Jimmy Kimmel. Did you catch it?
YankeeRay,
Posada’s play behind the plate has left alot to be desired this year, but the minors are stockpiled with catching prospects. Mauer isn’t coming here. He’s a hometown boy, and the Twins are opening a new stadium. He’ll get paid.
You can always find a bat somewhere. We need another starter.
They’re trying to get Cash off, but he kept going. They finally just cut the mic. lol.
Cash talked about how the kids took the responsbility (of stewardship) and how George was able to watch both his team and his family accomplish something great.
Cashman stood back and let Girardi and the players be the stars. Now it’s his turn to be the star of the offseason. haha.
I’ll bet Manuel works all next season on pitchers,playing on short rest.The guy just couldn’t get his brain around Lee’winning 3 game for him,instead of 2.
How awesome was it for the Yankees USING ONLY 3 PITCHERS,Andy coming up big on short rest?
Doreen
November 5th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Erica -
That is too funny!!
Who is December?
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December is Joba month. I can work with that.
Girardi’s writing his own book now.
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Cash always sounds tired, doesn’t he?
He did a great job, a fantastic job, especially convincing CC that he was needed here for more than his arm.
Interesting to hear that CC told him “word on the street” was that the Yankees had a fractured clubhouse. Well, if they did, no longer!
Erin
November 5th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Erica-in all of the excitement I forgot to watch Big Bird on Jimmy Kimmel. Did you catch it?
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It got preempted due to Yankee coverage and wound up not happeneing until after 1. I did watch some of it. I didn’t know what to watch, Big Bird or the Yankees. Very conflicting. I ultimately went with the Yankees cause that was a pretty once in a lifetime opportunity.
Posada is not going to be a DH next year. Why is this at all necessary? He had a good year behind the plate, his shoulder is totally healed, his legs are strong, etc. Dude can still rake. He’s our full-time starting catcher next year.
Erica -
Joba’s no Johnny Damon, but at least he’s not Bobby Abreu!
thanks DT. It is hard to concentrate on work today between the blog and the mlb.com videos…oh well, its not every day your team wins a championship
Erica – always OPPC
November 5th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Bru-
Damon is not terrible defensively. Bad arm- I will give you. But I think the word terrible is quite strong
I also think it is way too early to be worrying about who to bring back next year. Lets have a parade first
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i love damon but it is my opinion & i have a right to it just as you have a right to yours
he cant throw out a runner from just beyond 3rd base
i might be wrong but if he demands to much he is gone
our of needs work.maybe not a lot but it needs work
damon is breaking down before our eyes
we have a lot of options
if damon leaves we are not going to have an o.f. of melky,gardner & swish
that much i do know
If Matsui or Damon do not come back it will not be easy to replace their hitting or their experience. I have briefly looked at MLB trade rumors listing of potential OFs via trade. None seem very possible for the Yankees(Crawford, e.g.)or have nearly the production. Only Holliday and Bay can produce such numbers and I doubt the Yankees want another long term, very expensive contract this off-season. Both Damon and Matsui were critical to this season’s success. If Damon can be signed for two years and Matsui for one at a significant reduction in money I don’t see why the Yankees wouldn’t do that. Whether either player would sign under those circumstances may well be the question.
I read about the non-tenders, but I doubt any will be the type of player one single blogger would want to start for this team.
Erica – always OPPC
November 5th, 2009 at 9:57 am
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It got preempted due to Yankee coverage and wound up not happeneing until after 1. I did watch some of it. I didn’t know what to watch, Big Bird or the Yankees. Very conflicting. I ultimately went with the Yankees cause that was a pretty once in a lifetime opportunity.
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I think even if I had remembered it would have been hard to turn the Yankees coverage off. I’ll have to see if they have it up online today.
Boogie Down
November 5th, 2009 at 9:54 am
YankeeRay,
Posada’s play behind the plate has left alot to be desired this year, but the minors are stockpiled with catching prospects. Mauer isn’t coming here. He’s a hometown boy, and the Twins are opening a new stadium. He’ll get paid.
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I agree with all of what you said and don’t really want Mauer as the media would never let up. Montero being a home grow boy would be the best option.
My main point was that though weak behind the plate, Posada needs to stay there and not clog the DH spot as he is nothing special as a hitter either. Let him catch, come out late in games and get his rest with off days on the bench pinch hitting in those games.
The thing I love about Girardi is that he has been in that spot and obviously has no problem managing Jorge that way. The big question will be if Posadas ego will allow that. Lets see how much of a team player he really is. His quote of “we better win that game” didn’t show that he was.
Lets see.
Now that we have reached the mountaintop, time to enjoy the view again.
This off-season will fly by … when you win, there are no regrets, no disappointment … pure elation and one, wonderful, winter-long victory lap to next spring training.
To victor go the spoils … cannnot wait for the parade tomorrow.
Matsui = Juu-ni gatsu san !!!
(That’s Japanese for Mr. November)
melky,gardner & swish
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i think melky proved he can contribute. gardner looks so overmatched. jackson will be there at some point in 2010.
Doreen,
Even Molina said the Yankees were completely different than what he heard. In a good way!
I think a lot of us knew this was a special team all the way from the spring. But special don’t mean squat in the playoffs.
They won because players came through at the right moments. Because they never, ever gave up-even when they fell behind. Even down 1-0 in the WS. They won because they were prepared, both physically & mentally. Kudos to Girardi and the staff for having this team prepared.
FOX’s Tim McCarver joined the show to discuss the Yankees’ World Series victory.
McCarver said that the Phillies’ Pedro Martinez didn’t have the difference in velocity between his fastball and his breaking stuff last night. And then Hideki Matsui took away the inside part of the plate.
McCarver is continuously amazed by Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. “The game is not that easy,” McCarver said. “These are Major League hitters. It’s not only that they get you out. It’s how futile they make you look.”
Still, McCarver believes that Hideki Matsui deserved the World Series MVP for having six RBIs in the series-clinching team. McCarver said Matsui’s performance was among the top five World Series performances of all time.
McCarver thinks that the Yankees are more likely to sign Johnny Damon in the offseason over Matsui. McCarver thinks Damon’s ability to play the field may be the key factor in that decision process. But McCarver thinks the Mariners might sign Matsui.
One interesting note, McCarver wondered why Brian Cashman wasn’t on the podium. McCarver said that this team’s success began with Cashman in the offseason.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....z0VztAFKNd
Radio and TV calls of final out:
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.....id=7224214
Jeter (MVP type season)
Damon (likes the new stadium)
Teixiera (led AL hrs RBIS glovework)
Rodriguez (missed a month and still sick numbers)
Matsui (MVP)
Posada (still producing)
Swisher (Wilson Betimet, Marquez, Nunez what a deal)
Cano (doubles,hits,avg.25hrs, good d all year)
Cabrera (runs hard playsd arm pie lover 2010 cf NO DOUBT)
How early do you think you should go to get a decent spot at the parade?
dw GET THERE NO LATER THAN 9 (MAYBE EVEN EARLIER)
IF YOU GET THERE ANY LATER YOU WILL JUST BE IN A MASSIVE CROWD OF PEOPLE (ALL YANKEES FANS SO ITS STILL A BLAST EVEN IF YOU DONT SEE THE PARADE)
here is another topic … are the Yankees the team of the ’90’s?
2 WS titles, 4 pennants, 8 division championships, 9 post-season trips. I think so.
The only other team that won multiple championships were the Red Sox (’04 and ‘07).
What do you guys think?
I guess Rollings was righ…. oh wait
damon is replaceable.matsui a little harder because he hits lefties well but both can be replaced
damon is a weak outfielder
if they both leave we can get a lf,dh & a solid # 2 pitcher & be ok
i see pettitte coming back,damon & matsui leaving
but if both contracts are a steal who knows
well the yanks were definitely the team of the 90s but i think you are asking about the 2000s. and yes to that too!
disco stu
of course its the Yankees, who else would it be?
ANSKY,
Isn’t that Mr. December?
Does anyone have a link to a good World Series Champs wallpaper? I need to find one for my computer at work!
GO YANKS! WORLD CHAMPS!
Chad, Sam, and Josh;
Thanks for all the hard work and bringing us everything that is Yankee baseball. Pete, if you are reading, thanks for getting all this started.
I’m at work, but still hungover from the victory last night. What an awesome run this year. Its great to have this community to share this moment. Even though I don’t have opportunities to post very much, I check this blog everyday to stay updated and to get intelligent insight and analysis on the Yanks.
Enjoy the moment everyone. Before you know it, spring will be here and it will be time to defend what was earned this year. I’m looking forward to more winning seasons to come. As SJ said, its a good time to be a Yankees fan…the future is bright!
Go Yankees. Cheers.
I REALLY THINK GARDNERS HAND WAS NOT 100%. HE NEVER REALLY LOOKED COMFORTABLE AT THE PLATE SINCE THE INJURY. (COMBINED WITH LACK OF PLAYING TIME) BEFORE THE INJURY HE WAS STARTING TO PUT TOGETHER A NICE LITTLE SEASON. IF YOU WATCH THE PLAY WHERE HE CRASHED INTO THE WALL HE FAVORED HIS HAND WHEN HE FELL. NORMALLY WHEN SOMEONE IS ABOUT TO HIT THE GROUND THEY PUT OUT THERE HANDS TO BREAK THE FALL. IT LOOKED AS IF BRETT WAS GOING TO BUT INSTEAD PROTECTED THAT HAND.
Very proud of our Yankees.
Enjoy this Yankee celebration !
Lets win 27 in a row ! That would be great ! All Yankee haters are so bitter this morning, I’ve witnessed such on the roadways and in the office building. Nooo maaaas . orrrg !
Does anyone have a link to a good World Series Champs wallpaper? I need to find one for my computer at work! GO YANKS! WORLD CHAMPS!
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I second this. i need a good background for my screen, preferrably one that is 800 X 600 or higher
mr. october,
please. the caps…
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11.....en.html?hp
A good A-Rod read. man today is the just the best!!!!!!!!i can’t stop doing Yankee chants at work, LOL.
I hope all you New Yorkers get to go and enjoy the parade. We former residents will hope to catch a bit on TV.
I did get to see one game this year–the dropped Castillo pop-up game. I should have know then it was going to be a magical season. That experience showed my wife, who was at the game, that I am far from the only overly enthusiastic Yankee fan.
bru
What else can Matsui do in the US?
He just dominated the clinching game of the WS for the most popular and influential baseball team on the planet.
He can get the equivalent of $15-20 million in Japan yearly for however longer he wants to play, and be treated as a god.
The Yankees would offer him maybe $7-8 million based on this year’s performance, year to year, compared to the going rate around the league for his production. Look at Abreu if you want an example. The Yankees want to get younger, and more athletic, and Matsui, as good as he is, is not a step in that direction. It’s an interesting decision.
Why would he play anywhere else in the US, uproot the system he has in place here, and tarnish his legacy?
So it’s NYY or back to Japan, in my opinion.
Thank you so much for this blog! I’m so glad I found it and it was great using it to follow the postseason! This is so awesome- we are the champs!
The Yankees dimmed the Red Sox performance this decade, despite the early declaration that the RS were the team of the decade.
The Yankees got to more post seasons than the RS did. They won an equal number of World Series. The Yankees won more division titles. They won more post season games.
The only pluses that the RS have is they swept both their series, even though this is more dependent on who they faced, AND it was 86 frickin’ years since they had won the championship, ending a long period of time when they just didn’t measure up (there was no curse, it was that they were inferior).
tex’s friend
November 5th, 2009 at 10:04 am
melky,gardner & swish
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i think melky proved he can contribute. gardner looks so overmatched. jackson will be there at some point in 2010.
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if cash can upgrade he will
cash will replace melky as soon as he can if the chance presents itself
a 12 hr 65 rbi cf should be replaced as soon as possible but we can live with him if rf & lf & pitching are ok
as long as we stay focused on pitcing.
a solid # 2 starter would be great
at the very minimum an of & a pitcher is what we need
Great posts today – congatulations to all – enjoy it … it seems like only yesterday that Doyle ALexander was imploding, Andy Hawkins/Dave LaPoint were anchoing the staff and Steve Trout was falling apart … ahh the memories of youth
Great time to be a Yankee fan …
Am I the only one who DOESN’T want Holliday here?
In the NYT profile of ARod by Kepner this morning, the last line is the most telling:
“Makes you wonder who the real phonies are.”
Like the founder of this blog who remain nameless.
I agree with the point that the best may yet to come.
I hope the young players, Joba, Hughes, Cano stay hungry and follow the lead of how it was done in the 90’s. Work.
I admit that I’m afraid of them falling into the “disease of more”.
For now I couldn’t be happier for the ‘core 4′, ARod, Tex, and CC.
If there was ever a candidate to ride off into the sunset, it’d be Hideki.
His knees are killing him. If he can’t play at the highest level possible, he might not sign a contract he can’t fulfill. Fullfilling obligations are huge in the Japanese culture.
I’m just so happy to see him finally get a ring. Bittersweet that moose wasn’t there. You know he could’ve pulled a Clemens, but I guess he was content and in Mooseville, PA.
PittsburghYankeeFan
November 5th, 2009 at 10:22 am
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What else can Matsui do in the US?
He just dominated the clinching game of the WS for the most popular and influential baseball team on the planet.
He can get the equivalent of $15-20 million in Japan yearly for however longer he wants to play, and be treated as a god.
The Yankees would offer him maybe $7-8 million based on this year’s performance, year to year, compared to the going rate around the league for his production. Look at Abreu if you want an example. The Yankees want to get younger, and more athletic, and Matsui, as good as he is, is not a step in that direction. It’s an interesting decision.
Why would he play anywhere else in the US, uproot the system he has in place here, and tarnish his legacy?
So it’s NYY or back to Japan, in my opinion.
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we just dont know
cash might give him a 1 year/9 million dollar contract & he stays
predicting these things is impossible
but it is possible that he plays for 1 year/8 million
Thanks for the advice, Mr. October. I just need the ok from my boss that I can take tomorrow off, then I’ll head down there from CT.
Time for some new shirts, I’ve been walking around in my 2000 World Series one for close to 10 years.
Parade tmw might uncover some new ones.
Erica
36 years ago today, something very important happened.
Do you know what it was?
so… any computer wallpapers floating around? I can’t seem to find any
I’m just so happy to see him finally get a ring. Bittersweet that moose wasn’t there.
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M
Think he called anyone to wish em well?
Guys- i was there, and i have and interesting note (forgive me if anyones said)
- It took Pedro Martinez much longer than normal to get loose in the pen. He started throwing before Andy did in the pen, and was still throwing when the Yankees were taking the field. As a former Div 1 pitcher, I took this to mean that he was “searching” for something in the pen- and it became apparent in the first 10 pitches or so it was that he was looking for his fastball in the pen, but he left his fastball in 2003.
Was anyone else who was there notice the inordinate amount of time Pedro threw?
Feel kinda bad for Moose.
But it kinda sorta was the curse of Moose..
Was anyone else who was there notice the inordinate amount of time Pedro threw?
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I noticed he said he had a cold.
Good morning! And what a good morning it is! Last night at the Stadium was incredible. The chants of “Who’s Your Daddy” started early and the chants of “Twen-ty Sev-en” finished it off! We were counting down the outs, and at the end of the 8th innings, the entire Stadium stood, sensing what was about to happen. We lived on each of the final pitches, and erupted on the final ground out.
It was amazing to watch them construct the stage in the middle of the field so quickly after the final out, while the players, the coaches, the administration, the media, and practically everyone involved with the team poured onto the field.
The crowds outside the Stadium after were incredible, with people chanting and celebrating all the way home. Didn’t get back to my house until 3 in the morning, and well, today I think is a “work at home” day. Can’t wait for the parade tomorrow!
Thank you Sam and Chad for building this blog and providing such outstanding coverage during this final run! What a ride!
Thanks to the NY Yankees for an incredible season! Love these guys!
pat
November 5th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Erica
36 years ago today, something very important happened.
Do you know what it was?
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Sure do!!!!!!!
MPB Johnny Damon was born!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHNNY!!!!!!!
I hope you have an awesome day
Just thought I’d check.
Shelley Duncan wears #28.
Oh, and Erica- if you check out Google this morning — they are featuring Cookie Monster!
The Yahoo guys reported the stadium was so loud last night it was actually shaking….
I really think FOX did something to make the stadium not seem as loud
I don’t see Matsui going to the Mariners. Ichiro and he really don’t get along. Ichiro seemed to think that he was better than Matsui.
Matsui came to the US because he had nothing left to prove or attain in Japan. Hard to say if he will go back now for his twilight years or stick around for less with the Yankees trying to go back to back. Matsui showed his stuff in his time in the Bronx, but adding to his legacy might have him stick around a little while longer.
Both Damon and Matsui will be more dependent on what they are looking for. They both will have decreased salaries, as their roles and production are on the falling side. Both are still very useful and could help other teams to contend. If the Red Sox or Angels or Twins had Matsui, it could mean the difference to the post season.
It is going to be a very interesting off season. Lots to decide… including apparently (according to Olney) a lot of arbitration eligable players being let go for nothing.
Wang, Damon, Matsui, Molina, Hairston, Joba’s role, Hughes’ role, Coke, Bruney… all become interdependent as it can limit or influence other positions and roster spots. That doesn’t even include possible calls up… Cervelli for one.
If Matsui calls it an MLB career, what better way to return home than as a conquering hero with a ring on his finger and a WS MVP award for his mantle.
Lori
November 5th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Oh, and Erica- if you check out Google this morning — they are featuring Cookie Monster!
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YES!!!!!!!!!
Another day of random googling
mick,
I’m sure he’ll reach out to the team. I was happy to see that he popped up this season.
I’m sure that Torre already texted Girardi and the core guys.
The image on http://www.bing.com/ is especially awesome today for some reason
DW-
No problem. Enjoy it. I have been to them all so far and each time was really special. In 1998 I got there late and couldnt really see the parade but still had an amazing time. Its just a massive party with all Yankees Fans. Chants start and get really really really loud, paper falling from the sky, people with face painted, high fives from strangers. Its great. Good Times. PS use public transportation.
It’s wonderful being a Yankee fan right now.
I want to thank all the people who post here for adding a lot to my enjoyment of this great season. That includes all the ones I’ve disagreed with from time to time (and even the ones who didn’t want Andy Pettitte)!
Sam, Chad, and Josh (and others), you guys have been great!! Thanks for chronicling this ride for us. Also, and certainly not least, thanks to Pete for making this ship seaworthy in the first place.
#27!!!! Let’s Celebrate!
I wonder if Moose had stuck it out for one more year if it would have made this post season a little easier, having a good pitcher to go with a 4 man rotation, or if he would have struggled in his pitching due to the league catching up with him.
It a moot point in any regard, but I like to think he would have helped this team to be even better.
Any idea what channel the PARADE will be on ESPN news maybe??
Pat, I’m guessing that 36 years ago today George bought the team, correct?
Lori-I’m so jealous you were at the game! That must have been an amazing experience.
Serious question — does anyone know the real story with the Boss? I know that he’s almost 80, but there are plenty of people that age who are spry, alert and still very active. Is there something specifically wrong with him?
Is anyone hitting the morning show circuit? If you guys see or hear anything, could you give me a heads up? Thanks!
Erica
I figured you were up to date on MPB trivia but surprised you hadn’t mentioned it.
Rumor has it the team took the party into NYC last night so RedBull and Tylenol might be an appropriate gift for the MPB’s special day.
Can’t wait to be at the parade tomorrow. Got about 3 hours sleep and am wide awake and totally jacked. Simply amazing feeling!
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS !!!!!
Sam, Chad, and Josh,
Thanks for all of the good info on our 27 time World Champions, The New York Yankees!! Please keep us, the readers, busy in the offseason. This feels awesome! New stadium, retooled team, and a damn farm system with good prospects.
Holliday? Nah, Hermida. Come on up Austin Jackson. What do you have left Chien Ming Wang? Aroldis Chapman, where do you want to play? A-Rod, you’ve come a long way. Joe G., you showed you were the right choice for manager. (We still love ya though Donnie Baseball.) Cash, you put together a winner, and are putting together the pieces for this ball to continue rollin’ with homegrown Yanks. Thanks for that. Stein-brothers, thanks for sticking with Cash and you made Pops proud. Matsui, you’re not only an international baseball star, now you’re a legend. To minor leaguers Austin Romine and Jesus Montero, keep busting your butts. Your time is soon. Andy Pettite, one more year. C.C., A.J., Tex, and Swish, thanks for the attitude you brought to this team. Steve Swindell, or whomever, no more empty seats next year. I could keep going, but I’ll stop. Enjoy #27, but continue to work for #28! Go Yankees!!!
#23,
They showed the Phillies and Lakers parades.
Of course espn hates the Yankees.
Erica – always OPPC
November 5th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Lori
November 5th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Oh, and Erica- if you check out Google this morning — they are featuring Cookie Monster!
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YES!!!!!!!!!
Another day of random googling
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I am loving Google this week! I think they should keep this up year round-a Muppet a day
Erin
November 5th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Lori-I’m so jealous you were at the game! That must have been an amazing experience.
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Erin – It was the first WS game I’ve been to and it is my all time favorite time at the Stadium (old or new).
Thank you Sam, Chad and Josh. Your blogging makes us all feel so much closer to the team with your insights. It is remarkable how quickly you all wre able to step up and do such a fine job. Thanks also to your newspaper for its wisdom in seeing the value of this blog.
Never worry for a minute the blog will be slow this off-season. The Brian Cashman in all of us will be very evident as we argue over who the top 30 prosects are, who will be the backup catcher etc.
m
Biff was at the game last night so checking out Letterman tonight would be a good bet.
Jimmy Fallon was there too so he might have someone on.
I want to thank Tivo for allowing me to relive Victorino’s groundout / Fox’s cut to the individual celebrations / the huddle on the field all winter long.
What a season, what a win, what a relief!
Thanks M! Setting the DVR, since I will be at work.
This is cos Pete left. We won
“Pat, I’m guessing that 36 years ago today George bought the team, correct?”
Johnny Damon’s birthday.
Anybody else on their 4th cup of coffee?
anybody know of a link to a video of the individual on-field players reactions to the final out of the game last night?
Thanks to you Sam Chad, and Josh for continuing this blog. It’s a great time to be a Yankee fan.
Damn it’s hard to get work done today. I’m so elated after last night’s win, I can’t focus!
Tom in N.J. my Yankees hangover is killing me. I feel like this entire work week has been a wash thanks to this series. And of course tomorrow I will be ducking out for the parade, so there goes another few hours of productivity.
Jimmy Fallon was there too so he might have someone on.
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He didn’t look too happy.
pat
November 5th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Erica
I figured you were up to date on MPB trivia but surprised you hadn’t mentioned it.
Rumor has it the team took the party into NYC last night so RedBull and Tylenol might be an appropriate gift for the MPB’s special day.
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I did at about 12:05, but it got lost in the celebrations
Part of what made this particular championship so satisfying is that this was clearly still part of a transitional phase for the franchise in so many ways.
Last season and last year’s team – as difficult as it was – was the end of a certain era in the organization’s history. That era had to come to its exhaustion before the team could be refashioned.
The yankees not only changed the roster this past off season – they changed the entire paradigm of the team. The foundations were starting to be set from 2005 and on, but it was only last winter with all of those veteran contracts expiring was the team able to refashion itself in a large scale manner.
This team is now one that is centered around pitching (both in terms of quality and depth through the rotation and bull pen) and defense.
The offense wasn’t particularly good this post season. But the pitching was and that’s what mattered.
No recent yankee team could (or did…) win the World Series hitting the way this team did in the post season. But this team was different because the paradigm was changed.
And the yankees were able to make that transition to this new paradigm last winter.
But this was truly the first year of the next phase in yankee history. And any time it’s the first year of something new there can be growing pains. Things don’t work out like you draw out on paper.
Moving forward this team is going to get better and better because the pitching is going to get even better. This team is anchored by a 29 year old left hander who is one of the top 5 pitchers in the game. He may be the best starter the yankees have had since Whitey Ford.
And around that horse they have a group of extremely talented young arms who, if they avoid injury, are going to keep improving.
The yankees have gotten through the transition year. They were able to wed the need to rebuild strategically and change the paradigm of the team while still maximizing the time the big 4 have left to contribute to a championship.
We’ll talk a lot about what players will be back next year – but moving forward it’s going to be the same organizational principles around which the team is refined – core principles – pitching, defense, and the ability to get on base at high rates while hitting for power.
This was the first year. The franchise moves forward from here.
Tom in N.J.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Anybody else on their 4th cup of coffee?
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Me! Me!!
So worth it
new thread
“They play by the rules, unlike the Red Sox,”
SJ44-
how does Boston break th rules! Lay it on us – we love a good ‘roid soc beatdown.
Jeter on Letterman tonight!
Sam, Josh and Chad thanks for your great work. Also, thanks to Pete for starting this blog and for his hard work.
There is no salary cap in baseball so I don’t want to hear people whining about the Yankee payroll. Get over it.
Congrats to our Yankees! And thank God for Mo, the greatest closer ever.
“The readers and fans are the best part of this blog, and your passion, excitement and energy for this team – and this community – are overwhelming. It’s a pleasure to write for you and a pleasure to hear from as many of you as I do. As I say to many of you when in my e-mails, I sincerely hope that you’ll keep reading and stay in touch.”
Classy guys, really. Thanks so much for all your efforts through the post season. You’ve proven lohud is here to stay and we will all be following closely through the offseason and 2010. THANK YOU Sam, Josh and Chad!! Great job.
“The readers and fans are the best part of this blog, and your passion, excitement and energy for this team – and this community – are overwhelming. It’s a pleasure to write for you and a pleasure to hear from as many of you as I do. As I say to many of you when in my e-mails, I sincerely hope that you’ll keep reading and stay in touch.”
Classy guys, really. Thanks so much for all your efforts through the post season. You’ve proven lohud is here to stay and we will all be following closely through the offseason and 2010. THANK YOU Sam, Josh and Chad!! Great job.
I plan on attending my first parade tomorrow. Anyone have any suggestions? Where is the best place to set up shop? City Hall?
Thanks to you all for your hard work and dedication. Thanks for all the great ideas like Flash Points, the audio, the iphone photos – everything! You’ve made me feel so much closer to the game than I would have been just watching on tv.
Hope you have a great off-season!
About the payroll stuff…
It’s silly to say that the Yankees’ payroll does not give them a competitive advantage in signing the best players. However, the Steinbrenners have chosen a business model — and a team construction model — appropriate to their situation. The Yankees are normally at a DISadvantage in the draft, and even on the trade market, because they’re generally at or near the top of the league (and they sign big FAs), and because they tend to have to overpay, because everyone knows their bank account is big. In other words, they’ve made a trade-off: Use a big payroll to win in the free agent market and accept that it hurts your drafting ability AND your trading ability (as it’s difficult to move players with big contracts). The Yankees sometimes make bad decisions with their money, as we’ve all seen many times — but that’s a risk of the strategy they’ve chosen.
Small-market teams cannot bank on the “spend a lot and the revenue will come” strategy, because, in many cases, the revenue opportunities are thin. However, there have been consistently good small-market teams that use a different strategy than the Yankees — draft and trade — with different trade-offs: Focus on player development, scouting, and stockpiling young talent to use as trade chips, while recognizing the risk that often the young talent can fall short. Their strategy makes them dynamic and flexible, while the Yankees’ money gives them some flexibility (though not as much dynamism, I’d argue).
My point here is that the Yankees’ payroll is a business decision, based on the situation the team is in — and it works. And while it’s an advantage in many ways, it’s not a pure advantage.
All that said, I would expect the changes in the game stemming from the tighter PED policy to help even things out a bit. It’s not that the Yankees have depended on juiced players (sure they’ve had their share, at one time or another), but that the prevalence of PEDs kept a lot of players in the game (and productive) longer, pushing up their contracts, and effectively flooding the market with free agent superstars. With the same number of teams bidding on fewer highly productive players that survive in the game long past their cost-controlled years, the expensive talent will be more spread around.
Anyway, on a different note: To anyone (that Philly writer) who thinks a championship doesn’t mean anything to NYY fans, because the team has so many, you couldn’t be more wrong. I’ve been a Yankee fan for more than 30 years. I still care about *every single game* and I hung on pretty much every pitch, this postseason. It’s not because I think the Yankees (or their fans) are “owed” a championship, but because it’s still thrilling to watch my team win. It’s ridiculous to think that a win one year makes a win the next less meaningful. The Phils won last year and their fans were burning for them to repeat. Even with 26 in the team’s history, this year is this year — and we want to win.
I’m going to the parade tomorrow, driving from upstate NY… should I drive into manhatten, drive to Yankee stadium and take the subway to manhatten, or drive to poughkeepsie and take a train into NY?
Bill G, I’m in New Paltz and driving to Poughkeepsie for the train. Traffic will be way to much to deal with.
Thank you to Josh, Sam and Chad, and thanks to our departed Pete, for making this a great destination on the web for yankees fans. Print media is a dying medium, and I hope for your sakes that this transitions well for your paper and for your careers.
I’m new to this blog but I’m very impressed.
Thanks for your hard work.
Congratulations to the 2009 World Champion New York Yankees!!!!!!!!!! GOD it feels good to say that again.
thank you Sam, Chad, Josh, Lohud, and Flash. Great job this postseason!
You guys did a great job. I am happy to see that Pete’s quality and insights are still here. Speaking of Pete, even though he has gone over to the Dark Side, I still like to read good journalism. When will you link to his current site. It is a convenience and will reflect on the professionalism of the LoHud.