danstake.com - 30 days ago
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There was one very logical reason for Michael Lewis not to base his 2003 best seller “Moneyball” on the New York Yankees: Americans don’t like rooting for Goliath. It’s in our fabric to favor the underdog, the little guy who everyone counts out. That’s what made the scrappy Oakland A’s the ...
The 2009 Yankees from A to Z and Beyond
ltsports.net 30 days ago —
A - A -Rod was a vital part to the Yankees success in the 2009 postseason. His timely hitting, and game-changing home runs gave this team all that they needed to succeed. This was a far cry from his previous postseason struggles.
B – A.J. B urnett was maybe the third best pickup ...
Ticker tape time: Yankees party with parade in Manhattan
sports.yahoo.com 27 days ago — Yahoo! Sports MLB editor Steve Henson is checking in with periodic updates from today's Yankees victory parade in Manhattan. 11:22 a.m. ET Commerce has pretty much shut down in Lower Manhattan today. Hundreds of thousands of members of the work ...
27 for 27
thepeopleschampblog.blogspot.com 11/2/2009 — One more win is all the Yankees need to make #27 a reality. 27 more outs for Jeter, Posada, Pettitte and Mo to win one for the thumb and for Arod, C.C. and co. to win their first. Tonight, Burnett goes for the clincher against this seasons best postseason pitcher in Cliff Lee. Burnett will be ...
Yankees Win! All is Wrong in the Sports World
sportsthenandnow.com 30 days ago — Sporting the highest payroll in baseball, the New York Yankees finally regained the World Series title for the first time since 2000.
In a decade in which greed and excess have been dominant themes in all walks of life, it may be only fitting that the final major sports championship would be ...
New York Yankees need end to Mark Teixeira mess
nydailynews.com 11/3/2009 — PHILADELPHIA - The way the ninth inning was unfolding, you just knew it was going to come down to Alex Rodriguez . Could he possibly have another magic moment in him, in this remarkable postseason when he suddenly never makes an out in the clutch? The ...
Yanks win Game 4 and stand on the brink of the World Series
zellspinstripeblog.com 10/21/2009 —
The Yankees stand 27 outs away from winning the American League Pennant. That’s right. All it takes is one more victory by the Yankees in this series, and the Yankees will be headed to the Fall Classic for the first time since 2003.
Carsten Charles Sabathia threw a hell of a game. ...
Yankees have won the World Series with struggling key players
riveraveblues.com 11/4/2009 — For many reasons, Mark Teixeira probably didn’t appreciate Tuesday’s break in World Series action. He’s struggled through the first five games, as he has throughout most of the playoffs. Off-days aren’t kind to slumping ...
The Yankees
myteamrivals.typepad.com 11/5/2009 — As you know the Bombers are in their 40th World Series appearance and need only one more win to make it 27 World Championships. Having made the playoffs 14 of the past 15 years and in their 4th World Series this decade and their 7th since 1996 the Yanks are continuing to roll along in the ...
Yankees Win! Baseball Loses —
Bleacher Report - MLB 30 days ago
In a decade in which greed and excess have been dominant themes in all walks of life, it may be only fitting that the final major sports championship would be claimed by the franchise that best personifies those qualities, the New York Yankees. No ...
