Well this blogger was right yet again. I said the Yankees would sweep the Twins in 3 and I said the Yankees would beat the Angels in 6. Both has happened and now the Yankees are American League Champions and will head to the World Series to take on the Philadelphia Phillies (a World Series nightmare if you are a Mets fan). Andy Pettitte pitched the Yankees to the World Series with a very nice outing (6.1 innings, gave up one run, on 7 hits, one walk and 6 strike outs). Joba Chamberlain recorded the final 2 outs in the 7th, where then Mariano Rivera took over to get the final 6 outs and the save. Errors by Scott Kazmir and Howie Kendrick gave the Yankee some more insurance runs that would seal the deal for the Yankees. The Yankees win 5-2 and have won their first AL Pennant since 2003. They are set to welcome the Philadelphia Phillies in on Wednesday to begin the Turnpike World Series.
Notes: No home runs were in this game. Yep, you read correctly. There were no home runs in this game at Yankee Stadium.
Series Recap:
Game 1 - Angels 1, Yankees 4 (Yanks lead the series 1-0)
Game 2 - Angels 3, Yankees 4 F/13 innings (Yanks lead series 2-0)
Game 3 - Yankees 5, Angels 6 F/11 innings (Yanks lead series 2-1)
Game 4 - Yankees 10, Angels 1 (Yanks lead series 3-1)
Game 5 - Yankees 6, Angels 7 (Yanks lead series 3-2)
Game 6 - Angels 2, Yankees 5 (Yanks win series 4-2)
I predicted at the start of the series that the Yankees would win in 6 and I also said the Yankees would sweep the Twins. That makes me 2 for 2 in Yankee Post Season predictions. I will look more closely at the Yankees/Phillies matchup before I make my World Series prediction. Game 1 of the World Series starts on Wednesday. The pitching match up is CC Sabathia vs his old teammate Cliff Lee. It should be a good one.
Congratulations to Joe Girardi and the rest of the New York Yankees organization on winning the 2009 AL Pennant.
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