A-Rod is still a goat. You don't strike out looking with the bases loaded in Game Six of the World Series on a pitch that is too close to take. He had a nice playoff performance but did nothing on the biggest stage. The Game Five double was a result of Ibanez.
Godzilla, however, brought great honor to his home country.
But of all the Yankees that celebrated after that last out, it was Joe Girardi who looked as if the moment overtook him most; that guy, of all the rest, had the most pressure to win it all. If they can run Joe Torre out of town, then Girardi had no chance if wasn't deemed a winner. The media rode him all year, questioned his decisions, and he had Hal and Hank glaring down at him demanding perfection every step of the way.
Joe Girardi is the happiest guy in Gotham tonight.
As for the Yankees, congrats. I'm not a Yankee fan, I'm a Mets fan, but the fact that the Yanks brought some pain and suffering to the Philadelphia fans out there makes me feel a little bit better about my team watching the games from the beaches, couches or strip clubs...I would have liked the Yankees to have won Monday night - when the comeback in the ninth would have absolutely crushed the Phillie fans who were elated for 8 2/3 innings that game, but had nothing to cheer for since game one; that would have been a crushing blow to the city and I would have enjoyed.
As a Mets fan, my team couldn't get it done; but at least I know that Philadelphia didn't get the best of New York on Wednesday night.
The Yankees were up to the task. Start spreading the news.
