Restoring Yankee Greatness

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Yankees 3
Mets 4

W. T. Glavine(3-1)
L. C. Pavano(0-2)
S. B. Wagner(3)

A-rod went deep but it wasn't enough as we drop game two to the Mets.

PoG: Jorge Posada(1-4 2RBI)

Series tied 1-1

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World Series Game 3

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Yankees 7
Mets 4

W. O. Dotel(2-0)
L. B. Lyon(0-1)
S. M. Rivera(5)

Woohoo we win game 3. Snell gave up 1ER in 6 and 2/3 innings. Crosby and Cano homered.

PoG: Robinson Cano(4-4 1HR 3RBI 1R)

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World Series Game 4

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Yankees 5
Mets 4

W. B. Donnelly(2-0)
L. P. Martinez(2-1)

Moose came up huge again!

PoG: Mike Mussina(7IP 3H 1ER 5K)

Yankees lead series 3-1

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World Series Game 5

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Mets 5
Yankees 4

W. T. Glavine(4-1)
L. R. Johnson(0-3)
S. C. Bradford(1)

Damon and Jeter tripled.

PoG: Derek Jeter(2-5 1TR 1RBI 1R)

Yankees lead series 3-2

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World Series Game 6

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Yankees 1
Mets 6

W. Y. Petit(2-0)
L. C. Pavano(0-3)

We sucked it up! On to game 7.....


Series tied 3-3

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World Series Game 7



Top of the ninth...no one out...Mets lead 5-4 over the Yankees after a Victor Diaz two run homer.

Jason Bay leads off against Billy Wagner.

Bay strikes out on three straight fastballs.

A-rod digs in. The pitch and a line drive up the middle, base hit for A-rod.

Jorge Posada at the dish. He strikes out on a 2-2 slider.

Jason Lane up. The last hope for the Yankees. Count is 3-2. The pitch, inside fastball, Lane turns on it.

Its back, back ,back ....gone!!!!!! A home run!!!!!!! Yankees take the 6-5 lead!

Robinson Cano strikes out to end the inning....

Can the Yankees hold the lead???

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Mo Rivera on to face David Wright, Cliff Floyd and Carlos Delgado.



Wright pops up to lefy, easy play for Lane. 1 Down.

Floyd grounds out to second.

Delgado up....the 1-2 pitch....and he misses!!!!!!

The YANKEES WIN, THEEEEEEE YANNNKKEEEES WIINNN!

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Congratulations! Great season. Not an easy one, but a great one with an exciting finish. Nice going. Thanks for an interesting dynasty, all over too soon. Here are some images to help the celebration:

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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Congratulations! Great season. Not an easy one, but a great one with an exciting finish. Nice going. Thanks for an interesting dynasty, all over too soon. Here are some images to help the celebration:

Thanks! I'm gonna run another year or two of this btw So look forward to more reading.

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Randy Johnson has announced his retirement from the game of baseball. After winning the World Series again , the Big Unit felt like he had nothing left to accomplish.

He is 276-142 in his career with a 3.15 ERA and 4562K's.

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End of Season Batting

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Pitching

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Awards:


Cy Young
AL: Roy Halladay-TOR-(22-9 2.61)
NL: Jason Schmidt-SF-(22-3 3.00)

MVP
AL: Alex Rodriguez-NYY-.300 47 128
NL: Aramis Ramirez-CHC-.302 45 151

ROY
AL:Brian Anderson-CHW-.280 20 79
NL: Prince Fielder-MIL-.275 37 92

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Yankee players leaving this off-season:

LHP Randy Johnson(retirement)
OF Bernie Williams(retirement)
C Kelly Stinnet(free agency)

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Transactions:

Yankees send IF Scott Spiezio to the San Diego Padres in exchange for C Adam Melhouse.

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Yankees send OF Johnny Damon, RHP Nick Ardenhart(A), RHP Chris Tillman(A), 3B Evan Longoria(AAA) to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for RHP Brandon Webb and RF Carlos Quentin(AAA)

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Yankees send RHP Christian Jackson(A), SS CJ Henry(AAA) and 2B Chris Nelson(AAA) to the San Fransisco Giants for OF Barry Bonds.


How bout that

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by Astros33Resurrected

Yankees send OF Johnny Damon, RHP Nick Ardenhart(A), RHP Chris Tillman(A), 3B Evan Longoria(AAA) to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for RHP Brandon Webb and RF Carlos Quentin(AAA)

Originally Posted by Astros33Resurrected

Yankees send RHP Christian Jackson(A), SS CJ Henry(AAA) and 2B Chris Nelson(AAA) to the San Fransisco Giants for OF Barry Bonds.


How bout that

I'm hacking into your computer and firing Jenkins myself, especially for the second transaction. Leave your computer on and hold steady now. This won't hurt a bit . . .

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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

I'm hacking into your computer and firing Jenkins myself, especially for the second transaction. Leave your computer on and hold steady now. This won't hurt a bit . . .

The Webb deal was a good one, but yea the Bonds one will probally end up hurting me in the long run. I had to give up a hitter to get Webb. With Roy Oswalt and Andy Pettitte wanting way too much(Oswalt went to Boston for 7yrs 20.25mill per, and Pettitte signed for 8mill per for 6 yrs with the Cubs)He is 34!!!that is insane. I was pretty much DHless after dealing Damon. Matsui steps into CF, Lane in LF. So Bonds was actually a good fit. He is injury prone, so hopefully DHing will allow him to play 2 more seasons.

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Off-season Transactions of Note:

Royals Trade:
3B/OF Mark Teahen
P Brian Bass
White Sox Trade:
1B Brian Broussard
1.6mill cash

I dont know why either team did that. The Royals have Mark Sweeney play 1st and although Broussard hit 24HR's and drove in 79, he is not a huge improvement. The Sox got Teahen who can hit(.322 in 311 AB's) but they have Josh Fields who is a high level spec already in the majors. Bass is just a 25 yr old stuck in AA, he is trash.


Boston: Free agent P Roy Oswalt has been signed to a contract of $19,250,000 per year, for 7 years.
Houston: Free agent P Barry Zito has been signed to a contract of $10,846,100 per year, for 5 years.
Los Angeles (A): Free agent C A.J. Pierzynski has been signed to a contract of $8,020,000 per year, for 4 years.
Cleveland: Free agent RF Trot Nixon has been signed to a contract of $5,398,200 per year, for 5 years.
San Diego: Free agent P Chan Ho Park has been signed to a contract of $4,527,500 per year, for 3 years.
Seattle: Free agent P Randy Wolf has been signed to a contract of $1,351,600 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent 3B Aaron Boone has been signed to a contract of $999,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh: Free agent 2B Rich Aurilia has been signed to a contract of $2,038,400 per year, for 4 years.
Washington: Free agent 2B Mark Bellhorn has been signed to a contract of $741,000 per year, for 4 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent P Andy Pettitte has been signed to a contract of $8,153,600 per year, for 6 years.
Chicago (A): Free agent LF Alfonso Soriano has been signed to a contract of $6,569,800 per year, for 5 years.
Arizona: Free agent RF Moises Alou has been signed to a contract of $2,925,600 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N): Free agent LF Cliff Floyd has been signed to a contract of $5,037,000 per year, for 4 years.
Boston: Free agent 1B Travis Lee has been signed to a contract of $847,000 per year, for 3 years.
San Diego: Free agent 1B Sean Casey has been signed to a contract of $885,500 per year, for 4 years.
Los Angeles (N): Free agent C Jason Phillips has been signed to a contract of $327,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston: Free agent SS Alex S. Gonzalez has been signed to a contract of $718,200 per year, for 3 years.
Atlanta: Free agent C Doug Mirabelli has been signed to a contract of $433,200 per year, for 1 years.