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The Champions of 2009
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In 1923, the original Yankee Stadium opened and was home to the franchise's first World Series champions. 2009, it's a new Yankee Stadium and the team's 27th title. Congratulations to Hideki Matsui, whose 6 RBIs in game 6 clinched him series MVP honors. This classy professional hitter broke in at Yankee Stadium with an opening day grand slam homer in 2003. That season ended with October disappointment as the Marlins surprised the Yankees in the World Series. This year, back in the Fall Classic, Matsui was the Yankees' hottest hitter, hitting the go-ahead homer off Pedro Martinez in game two and helped nail down the Championship Trophy by becoming the second player ever to drive in six runs in a World Series game (joining former Yankee Bobby Richardson in the record books). #55 joins the parade of Yankees post-season legends that reach all the way back to Babe Ruth. Recording the final five outs, the incomparable Mariano Rivera. After he nails down the save, time for the on-field celebration. Special thanks to Jeff Canova, who was on hand for the final game to capture the scoreboard, Rivera and the pandemonium!
It's a return visit to the Mets' Florida home in Port St. Lucie, this time for a 2016 showdown with the Yankees. (Below), Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman chat during batting practice. Aaron Judge and Rob Refsnyder have their game faces on in the dugout... though neither would be in the starting lineup. (Above) A couple of Brooklyn natives that made their mark in New York baseball -- Lee Mazzilli and John Franco. (Below) Mets pitcher Josh Smoker makes friends by signing a few autographs. (Above) Mets reliever Jeurys Familia; (Below) 2nd baseman Neil Walker (Above) Curtis Granderson, one of the select few players to star for both the Yankees and Mets, getting ready for his third summer at Citi Field. (Below) Aaron Hicks came to the Yankees in a trade the previous November. 3rd baseman Chase Headley enjoying the Grapefruit League vibe, even against Mets ace Jacob deGrom. (Above) Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes watches where he hit one... so does Joe Girardi from the visitor's dugou...
...you share it with AJ Burnett . The well traveled righthander, who after seven years with the Marlins. spent time with the Yankees, Pirates, Blue Jays and Phillies, won 164 big league games and struck out more than 2500, but inconsistent control kept him from becoming an ace: he twice led the American League in wild pitches and once in hit batters. The Arkansas native earned a pair of World Series rings -- with the 2003 Marlins (while recovering from Tommy John surgery) and 2009 Yankees (where he set a record for hitting five batters in a post-season series). Also in the January 3rd birthday circle: longtime big league reliever Gary Lavelle , the late Phllies catcher Darren Daulton and utilityman Luis Sojo , who between his time with the Mariners and Yankees, made the post-season six times in 13 seasons. But among the 68 players born on this date who've played in MLB, Burnett was -- if you go by WAR -- the most productive of them.
June 5th, 1965: Mel Stottlemyre hits a home run -- and pitches all 10 innings, as the Yankees edge the White Sox 4-3 Yankees edge the White Sox 4-3 . Mickey Mantle also homers, while Elton Howard wins it with a walk-off single, driving in Phil Linz.
In 1923, the original Yankee Stadium opened and was home to the franchise's first World Series champions. 2009, it's a new Yankee Stadium and the team's 27th title.
Congratulations to Hideki Matsui, whose 6 RBIs in game 6 clinched him series MVP honors.
This classy professional hitter broke in at Yankee Stadium with an opening day grand slam homer in 2003. That season ended with October disappointment as the Marlins surprised the Yankees in the World Series.
This year, back in the Fall Classic, Matsui was the Yankees' hottest hitter, hitting the go-ahead homer off Pedro Martinez in game two and helped nail down the Championship Trophy by becoming the second player ever to drive in six runs in a World Series game (joining former Yankee Bobby Richardson in the record books). #55 joins the parade of Yankees post-season legends that reach all the way back to Babe Ruth.
Recording the final five outs, the incomparable Mariano Rivera. After he nails down the save, time for the on-field celebration.
Special thanks to Jeff Canova, who was on hand for the final game to capture the scoreboard, Rivera and the pandemonium!
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