Core earns one for the thumb
nypost.com 26 days ago — Somebody needs to take these guys’ thumb measurements. Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada will have one more piece of championship jewelry come next spring — and need to employ their thumbs if they intend to display that hard...

Greatness Comes to Those Who Take It
puristbleedspinstripes.com 26 days ago — [I will have a recap with photos and videos from the bar--AND OMG DID I MENTION CHRIS MELONI WAS THERE?!--a little later on] Let us now praise famous men. Let us praise men that took Twenty-Seven, that did so easily in a 7-3 fashion. Let us praise them. Let us praise Hideki Matsui, who ...

The Yankees and the DUI checkpoint
hardballtimes.com 26 days ago — This story is mostly about Joe Girardi helping an accident victim on his way home from the ballpark last night, but this is all kinds of fun : Police were in the area conducting a driving while intoxicated checkpoint on the parkway. In fact, about 15 minutes earlier, Girardi had passed ...

Yankees Win World Series, Matsui Named MVP
mlbplayoffs2009.gearupforsports.com 26 days ago — The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 last night in New York to capture the franchises 27th championship crown. The Yankees spent heavily on the open market before the beginning of the 2009 regular season dishing out close to $450 million to three players CC ...

The Yankees Were Just Better
paullebowitz.com 26 days ago — After all the new blood the Yankees paid to come to New York, it turned out to be the old warhorses--Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte--that returned them to glory. Stats can't define the importance of veteran stars who can recapture their brilliance in the big moments.

Hall of Fame takes some souvenirs — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 26 days ago
Long after Game 6 was over, two men emerged from the Yankee clubhouse carrying boxes. Jeff Idelson, the president of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and Brad Horn, the museum’s director of communications and education, collected items from the ...

Three of Core Four to visit Letterman tonight — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 26 days ago
Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada will appear on tonight's "Late Show" with David Letterman. No Mariano Rivera? The show airs at 11:35 p.m. on CBS. Update, 2:10: CBS has just announced that Hideki Matsui will join his three ...

Matsui bat, Damon spikes headed to Hall of Fame — The Seattle Times: Sports 26 days ago
Hideki Matsui's bat and Johnny Damon's spikes are among the items from the Yankees' World Series title going to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Yankees trio to appear on 'Letterman' — Major League Baseball News 26 days ago
Shortstop Derek Jeter, catcher Jorge Posada and left-hander Andy Pettitte will all appear on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Thursday night. The show airs at 11:35 p.m. ET on CBS.

Future uncertain for Matsui, Pettitte — Major League Baseball News 26 days ago
Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettitte played convincing and decisive roles in the Yankees' 27th World Series title. Both contributed perhaps more than the Yankees and their fans could have imagined. And both now have no real concept what the future holds.