The Herald Bulletin - Yankees win 27th World Series

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The New York Yankees celebrate after Game 6 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday in New York. The Yankees won 7-3.
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Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard strikes out during the eighth inning of Game 6 of the World Series Wednesda in New York. New York Yankees' Jorge Posada is catching. Umpire is Joe West.
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New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte, second right, speaks with New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi before being relieved by Joba Chamberlain during the sixth inning of Game 6 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday in New York. At right is Robinson Cano (24).
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New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera throws during the eighth inning of Game 6 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday in New York.
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The New York Yankees celebrate after Game 6 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday in New York. The Yankees won 7-3.
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Published November 05, 2009 08:16 am - NEW YORK — Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best again. Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 on Wednesday night, finally seizing that elusive 27th title

Yankees win 27th World Series
New York beats Philadelphia 7-3 for first title since 2000

The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best again.

Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 on Wednesday night, finally seizing that elusive 27th title. It was the team's first since winning three straight from 1998-2000.

Matsui powered a quick rout of old foe Pedro Martinez — and when Mariano Rivera got the final out it was ecstasy in the Bronx for George Steinbrenner's go-for-broke bunch.

What a way for Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and crew to christen their $1.5 billion ballpark: One season, one championship.

And to think it capped a season that started in turmoil — a steroids scandal involving A-Rod, followed by hip surgery that kept him out until May.

About 100 miles south, disappointment.

For Chase Utley and the Phillies, it was a frustrating end to another scintillating season. Philadelphia fell two wins short of becoming the first NL team to repeat as World Series champions since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds.

Ryan Howard's sixth-inning homer came too late to wipe away his World Series slump, and Phillies pitchers rarely managed to slow Matsui and the Yankees' machine.

In a fitting coincidence, this championship came eight years to the day after the Yankees lost Game 7 of the 2001 World Series in Arizona on Luis Gonzalez's broken-bat single off Rivera.

New York spent billions trying to get back. At long last, it did.

Hey Babe and Yogi, Mr. October and Joltin' Joe — you've got company. Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia and a new generation of Yankees have procured their place in pinstriped lore.

And for the four amigos, it was ring No. 5.

Jorge Posada, Jeter, Pettitte and Rivera came up together through the minors and were cornerstones for those four titles in five years starting in 1996.

Now, all on the other side of age 35, they have another success to celebrate. And surely they remember the familiar parade route, up Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes.

Indeed, a New York City-sized party is next. Nine years in the making, with all the glitz and glamour this tony town can offer.

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