Hideki Matsui was a beast in this series against the Phillies earning the MVP Award. Last night sealed the deal of making him the MVP as he was 3 for 4 with 1 run scored, a double, homer and 6 RBIs. Godzilla played in all 6 games of the World Series for the Yanks and he was 8 for 13 (.615 avg, 2.028 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 3 homers and 8 RBIs. It will be interesting to see if the Yankees bring Matsui back for next season or not as he is a free agent.

The Yankees jumped nemesis Pedro Martinez early and they never looked back winning the 27th World Series Championship in team history. That is a U.S. record for professional sports teams. Hideki Matsui was a beast in this game as he was 3 for 4 with 1 run scored, a double, homer and 6 RBIs. Derek Jeter had another great game as he was 3 for 5 with a double and two runs scored. Alex Rodriguez also pitched in as he was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored and a stolen base. Mark Teixeira had one of his better games of the post season for the Yankees as he was 1 for 3 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. Andy Pettitte earned the win last night but he had to battle hard to get it as he worked the first 5 2/3 innings for the Yanks last night and he gave up 3 earned runs. Joba Chamberlain and Damaso Marte combined to work 1 2/3 shutout innings following Pettitte. Mariano Rivera worked the last 1 2/3 innings without giving up any runs to finish off the Phillies. The Yankees finish the Phillies off 4 games to 2 to win the World Series.

The Yankees got jumped on early in this game by the Phillies and they couldn’t recover. A.J. Burnett, working on short rest, was drilled for six earned runs in only 2 innings as he earned the loss. David Robertson and Alfredo Aceves kept the Yankees in this game by working 4 scoreless innings following Burnett. But, Phil Coke got blasted giving up solo homers to Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez in only 2/3 of an inning. Phil Hughes finally had a good outing in the post season working the last 1 1/3 innings without giving up any runs. Johnny Damon led the way on offense for the Yankees as he was 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. Alex Rodriguez also had a solid game for the Yankees as he was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, 1 run scored and 3 RBIs. The Yankees are still up 3 games to 2 with the series shifting back to New York on Wednesday.

The Yankees have replaced starting centerfielder Melky Cabrera on the roster due to a hamstring injury. He played in 4 games in the World Series and he was 2 for 13 (.154 avg, .308 OPS) with 1 run scored. Cabrera has a solid post season overall playing in 13 games for the Yankees in which he was 13 for 48 (.271 avg, .627 OPS) with 5 runs scored and 4 RBIs. Brett Gardner will now be the starting center fielder for the Yankees which will increase the team speed both on defense and at the bat. He has played in 3 games during the World Series and he is 0 for 2 with 1 run scored. Gardner has played in 12 games this post season and he is 2 for 5 (.400 avg, .800 OPS) with 3 runs scored and 1 stolen base. 24-year old switch hitting infielder Ramiro Pena has been added to the World Series roster. Pena played in 69 games during the regular season for the Yankees and he was 33 for 115 (.287 avg, .700 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 1 homer, 10 RBIs and 4 stolen bases.

The Yankees exploded for 3 runs with two outs in the top of the 9th inning off of Brad Lidge in this game to seal the deal. Johnny Damon was the offensive star of this game as he was 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored, a double, 1 RBI and 2 stolen bases. The stolen bases came on the same play last night as Damon stole 2B and Pedro Feliz was covering which left 3B open so Damon took it as no one covered the base. That opened the floodgates for the Yankees as it seemed to rattle Lidge. Alex Rodriguez was clutch in this game as he only had 1 hit but it was a double in the 9th inning to drive in Damon to break the tie. Jorge Posada then smacked a single to drive in Mark Teixeira and A-Rod which was the dagger for the Phillies in this game. Derek Jeter also had a solid game with the bat as he was 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. C.C. Sabathia was so-so in this game working the first 6 2/3 innings in which he allowed 3 earned runs. He was in line to be the winning pitcher in this game after Damaso Marte got the last out in the 7th inning for the Yanks. Joba Chamberlain entered the game in the 8th inning and he struck out the first two batters he faced before giving up a long homer to Pedro Feliz to tie the game. He then struck out Carlos Ruiz and he was credited with an undeserved win when the Yankees scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning. Then is was time for the Sandman (Mariano Rivera) who slammed the door shut with a 1,2,3 ninth inning. The Yankees are now up 3-1 in this series.