
NEW YORK -- There is something arrogantly American about it, I know. The $210-million Yankees have won a World Series amid a destructive recession, doing it for Boss George Steinbrenner in the first season of their $1.5-billion edifice of excess, where a $275-million lightning rod just happened to overcome a steroids crisis and finally deliver the postseason we've long demanded. None of those elements are universally endearing to the masses, yet all converged on a festive, rocking November night when Championship No. 27 wasn't welcomed by the pinstripe haters as much as force-fed into them like skunk oil.
Look, President Obama might say, "This is corporate America at its bloated, ignorant worst. The White Sox have a better business plan."
"We're supposed to win," said Yankees manager, Joe Girardi. "We know that every day we come to work."
Game 6: Yankees 7, Phillies 3 | Box Score | Matsui MVP




