Bombers sweep Twinkies...just like in real life !

10/7/2009 - LDS Game 1 - Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY - Yanks 8, Twins 3
Nervous times in the Bronx when a $210 million payroll is losing to a $40 million payroll after 7 innings. Add to that the fact that their new "rent a ace" (C.C. Sabathia) was being outdueled by a guy working for the minimum (Duensing). The crowd was definitely quiet. Some might blame it on the new building, not having the same aura and mystique of the place across the street. Flat out it was the uninspired play of the Bronx Bombers...that is until the 7th inning when the alarm clock went off and New dropped a 5 spot on Minnesota's inexperienced pen. In fact it all happened with 2 outs. A-rod singled home Jeter and Damon to tie it. Matsui doubled home 2 more and Posada singled home the 5th run. Just like that New York's offense can strike, and most teams have no answer for it. The Bombers added 2 insurance runs in the 8th and Joba pitched a scoreless ninth in a non-save opportunity.

10/9/2009 - LDS Game 2 - Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY - Yanks 10, Twins 9
New York jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead with a big 2nd inning. Most in the house felt the game was over. They forgot to tell the Twins and A.J. Burnett. The former brought their hitting shoes. The latter lapsed into complacency and was gone before he could even give 5 innings worth of work. The Twins kept chipping away and by the end of the 8th the Yanks were clinging to a 10-9 lead. Most teams have to sweat out those 1 run games, New York doesn't, because they have the ultimate weapon: Mariano Rivera. No one has done it better or longer than Mo, who tossed a scoreless 9th to notch the save and put his team up 2-0 in the series. Again captain clutch, Derek Jeet'ah, came through in the post season. Jeet went 3 for 4 with 4 RBI's. The bigger the game, the bigger his performance.

10/11/2009 - LDS Game 3 - Metrodome - Minneapolis, MN - Yanks 10, Twins 3
A-Rod flat out dominated the series clincher. Unlike his past October failures, A-Rod was up for the task of domination this series, where he batted .400. After a season marred by steroid use and surgery, A-Rod took out his frustrations on Carl Pavano (who they despise for obvious reasons) and the Twins with 2 homers and 3 RBI's and flawless play in the field. Andy Pettitte turned back father time and had a shutout going until the 7th when he tired. By that point the Yankees were up 6-2 and on cruise control. The demoralized Twins gave up 4 more insurance runs in the 9th as the Bombers took care of business and easily dispatched the upstart Twins.