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Moriarty9 · 05-17-2009, 09:55 AM

Yankees are going to the Series
Devil Rays stunned after blowing 3-0 ALCS lead
October 15, 2002

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The New York Yankees have become the first team in baseball history to come back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series and ultimately win that series.

The Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 4-2, at Tropicana Field in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series tonight. The Devil Rays had won the first three games of the series before New York rallied back for a historic four-game rally.

"It's disappointing," said Tampa Bay manager Christian O'Neal. "We're a little shell-shocked here. This is going to be a long winter."

The Yankees will go on to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, which begins Thursday night at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Moriarty9 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,858 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	Yankees are going to the Series Devil Rays stunned after blowing 3-0 ALCS lead October 15, 2002 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The New York Yankees have become the first team in baseball history to come back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series and ultimately win that series. The Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 4-2, at Tropicana Field in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series tonight. The Devil Rays had won the first three games of the series before New York rallied back for a historic four-game rally. "It's disappointing," said Tampa Bay manager Christian O'Neal. "We're a little shell-shocked here. This is going to be a long winter." The Yankees will go on to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, which begins Thursday night at Yankee Stadium in New York.