Recapping Yankees Postseason History: 2001

2001. What a year. What a year not only for baseball but for the entire country of the United States. Who can forget that day on September 11^th when our freedom was tested for the first time in most of our lifetime’s and who could forget every day since it happened. The world, and specifically the city of New York, needed baseball and the Yankees were there to deliver.

The 2001 World Series between the Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks was the greatest World Series of all-time in my opinion and I cannot see the amount of drama, hype and flat out entertaining baseball that was in that series being topped any time soon. The walk off hits, the clutch home runs and the epic pitching performances by both sides. Mr. November. The Yankee Stadium crowd as they cheered Paul O’Neill off the field in the Bronx for the final time.

So many memories and one memory that we all want to forget. The loss. 

Watch Game 4 of the 2001 World Series

Yesterday we watched as the New York Yankees lost a heartbreaking 7th game of the 2001 World Series at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks. To appreciate all the wins the Yankees have had in their storied franchise's history you have to go through a loss or two, it happens. With that line of thinking the Yankees and their fans should really appreciate watching this full game today as New York took on the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 4 of the 2001 World Series. Enjoy Yankees family, Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.

Derek Jeter Has Never Followed a Script

Derek Jeter has always been at his best during his 20 season career when he improvised in a situation, usually a big situation. Jeter was never one to follow a script and always did things his own way. Just look at his final game in New York as the Yankees were leading 5-2 heading into the 9^th inning with one of the best closers in the game on the mound in David Robertson. Three runs and a blown save later Jeter was up to bat with a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the 9^th.

Jeter had not collected a walk off hit in over seven years before that walk off single in his final Yankee Stadium at bat as the Yankees won the game by the score of 6-5. This was just one of many instances where Jeter’s intangibles and “head in the moment” mentality and flare for the dramatic took center stage. Jeter is best known for “The Flip,” his “Mr. November” home run, the Jeffrey Maier home run, the leadoff home run in Game 4 of the 2000 World Series, the dive into the stands in July, 2004, the 3,000 hit (with an exclamation point as Michael Kay was recorded saying), and other magical moments that I could list for another 10 or so pages if I wanted to.

What will Jeter do next? Obviously besides the Player’s Tribune blog he has started nobody knows and that’s probably for the best. Derek Jeter doesn’t like to follow a script.