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The Bronx Bombers Rule Baseball Once Again
The NY Yankees are the 2009 MLB champions. Having beaten the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6, they denied the defending champions of another title.
I live in New York, and while I'm a fan of the Mets, I do happen to root for my city any time my team isn't in the postseason (and that seems to be quite often).
When you have the biggest payroll in baseball, one could say that a World Series win should be expected. The Yankees went on a spending spree during the off season, adding some huge names to the mix.
A new stadium symbolized the beginning of a new era in Yankee baseball, one that would seek to recapture the glory days of a decade ago that saw the team dominate the second half of the 1990s.
The veterans of the Yankees came together with some newly acquired talent to form a team that was as powerful as any in recent memory, and they played consistently the whole way through.
The Yankees can thank both their veterans and their newly acquired talent for this win. Mariano Rivera pitched as well as he ever has. Derek Jeter was clutch, and Jorge Posada made some great contributions too. CC Sabathia anchored an incredibly talented starting pitching staff.
And in a surprising twist Alex Rodriguez was one of the Yankees' most clutch players in the postseason. A player constantly criticized for failing to contribute when it mattered finally came through for his team.
The Yankees came through and met the expectations that fans had placed on them. It's been a long nine years since the team's last World Series win, and this is one that the Yankees and their fans are sure to cherish.
Congratulations to the Yankees on a magnificent 2009 season. You undoubtedly earned what you got.
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