15 Years Ago This May
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Rewinding to May 22nd, 2009 , the first season of the new Yankee Stadium and what turns out to be a World Series preview. The Yankees -- who missed the post-season in '08 -- are hosting the defending champion Phillies in the opener of a weekend inter-league series. After a friendly pre-game encounter of rival fans, it's on to the action. On this Friday night in the Bronx, it's a packed house. Above, Phils starter Brett Myers faces Yankees center fielder fielder Johnny Damon . Below, it's Mark Teixeira getting his chance against Myers. Notice the on-field scoreboards, reminiscent of the original Stadium -- I miss them. Sorry that after going unused for a couple of years, they were replaced by more advertising. The defending champs have the upper hand on this night, smacking four home runs (Rollins, Ruiz, Werth and Ibanez -- watch his land in the right field seats ) en route to a 7-2 victory. Come October, it would be a different story, as the Yankees wo