On this
day in 2009 Hideki Matsui and the Yankees went crazy on the Philadelphia
Phillies to capture their 27th World Series championship. The Yankees would
beat the defending champions 7-3 in this game and would win the series in six
games with Hideki Matsui taking home the World Series MVP award. Matsui tied a
World Series record with six RBI's while Andy Pettitte became only the second
pitcher to ever collect the victory in the clinching game in all three
postseason series. Joe Buck was quoted as saying “the Yankees are back on top”
as the final out was being recorded.
Also on this day in 2005 the New York Yankees hired former
co-captain and Cy Young Award winner Ron Guidry as their new pitching coach
replacing Mel Stottlemyer. Former Red Sox Joe Kerrigan also joined the team on
this day as the bullpen coach.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)