 | A-Rod wins first title after turbulent season
After 16 major league seasons, three American
League MVP awards in his trophy case, 12 All-Star Game selections and a pair
of Gold Gloves, Alex Rodriguez finally earned the piece of hardware he's
yearned for - a World Series ring.
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 | Phillies falter in clutch situations
Even though the Phillies set a club postseason
record for home runs with 25, it was their inability to hit the long ball with
men on base in big situations that helped doom them from repeating as world
champions.
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 | Matsui wins MVP, ties single-game World Series RBI mark
Six years ago, there was a parade in the city of
Tokyo to celebrate Hideki Matsui's impending arrival to the major leagues
following his signing by the Yankees.
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 | NYC to throw Yankees championship parade Friday
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg
announced a championship ticker-tape parade for the Yankees, to be held Friday
morning.
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 | What a difference a year makes for the Phils
The Philadelphia Phillies entered this postseason with two
major concerns. And in the end it was those two concerns that ultimately cost
them another victory parade down Broad Street.
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 | Familiar script in the Bronx
You can bring in all the CC Sabathias, A.J. Burnetts, Mark
Teixeiras, and even the Alex Rodriguezes you want, but when the New York
Yankees needed to get the most important win of the year, it was their heart
and soul who carried them to the finish line.
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 | Back on top: Matsui's huge night carries Yankees to 27th title
Hideki Matsui's monster night at the plate was
capped by the Yankees swarming the infield for a boisterous celebration of
their unprecedented 27th World Series title, including the first for Alex
Rodriguez.
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 | Phillies OF Victorino in Game 6 lineup vs. Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino
was inserted into his normal center field and second spot in the team's lineup
for Wednesday's Game 6 of the World Series against the Yankees.
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 | Cubs P Lilly has surgery on shoulder
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly underwent
arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder on Tuesday.
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 | Tigers' Inge has surgery
Detroit Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge is
expected to be ready for the start of Spring Training after undergoing surgery
on both knees.
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