Five Cuts: No doubt, this year the best team won the World Series

Nov 5th, 2009 - SI

Related topics:

Related content:

Five Cuts: No doubt, this year the best team won the World Series

1. Sometimes Goliath wins, or, if you prefer the most appropriate analogy after World Series Game 6, Godzilla kicks butt.

Really, who could argue that the Yankees were the best baseball team for the past five months (they went 76-30, a .717 winning percentage, and never faced a crisis game), and that there was no way the Phillies were going to beat them with only one pitcher, Cliff Lee, who could hold them down. I liked what Hank Steinbrenner said in the winning clubhouse about how the front office viewed the team back in spring training: "We knew we had the best team in baseball."

Read the whole story on SI or try our Toolbar
Bookmark and Share
blog comments powered by Disqus

Related stories:

  • Yankees give 'The Boss' his 7th title as owner

    Nov 5th, 2009 - SI

    NEW YORK (AP) -For a guy who was hundreds of miles away, George Steinbrenner still managed to dominate the World Series. Talk about a fitting tribute. The frail owner was in Tampa...

  • Matsui homer, 4 RBIs give Yankees early 4-1 lead over Phillies in World Series Game 6

    Nov 4th, 2009 - Newser

    Hideki Matsui drove in four runs with a two-run homer and two-run single off Pedro Martinez, and the New York Yankees led the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 after three innings in Game 6 on Wednesday night as they tried to wrap up their 27th championship.

  • World Series Game 6 All About The Rest

    Nov 4th, 2009 - Courant

    NEW YORK - It's nothing new, nothing revolutionary. In fact, it's a strategy as old as baseball and it often prevails on every level. Managers try to maximize their best...

  • Fans expecting nothing short of a Series title for Yankees

    Nov 3rd, 2009 - USA Today

    Fans expecting nothing short of a Series title for YankeesNEW YORK — Deborah Trueman took the D train from Manhattan to sniff the air around Yankee Stadium and try to sniff out a ticket for World Series Game 6. "There's nothing better than World Series baseball in the Bronx," she said...

  • Harry Kalas still on the minds of the Phillies

    Nov 1st, 2009 - Boston

    PHILADELPHIA—Jimmy Rollins already knows what he's wearing to the victory parade if the Philadelphia Phillies win another World Series. The always stylin' J-Roll plans to put on a powder blue blazer and white loafers...

More stories ...

Related videos from YouTube:

More videos ...

Google Search: