Andy Pettitte did his job, and pitched 6 strong innings as the New York Yankees won their 27th world series by beating the Philidelphia Phillies 7-3 on Wednesday night.

“Winning it in Boston was amazing, but to come here and win it again, its an outstanding feeling.” stated Yankees fielder Johnny Damon, who was part of the 2004 Boston Red Sox world series champions.

Hideki Matsui hit a 2 runI homer, and the Yankees never lost that lead, he also added another 4 onto that tally.

Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez helped the Yankees wrap up a most successful season in their first year at the new $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium, in which they won their first world series since 2000.

After losing game 1, the yankees won games 2, 3, and 4, then lost game 5 at the hand of Cliff Lee, then went back to New York to take home the crown, under the wing of Andy Pettitte.

For Chase Utley and the Phillies, it was a frustrating end to another scintillating season. Philadelphia fell two wins short of becoming the first NL team to repeat as World Series champions since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds.

Jorge Posada, Jeter, Pettitte and Rivera came up together through the minors and were cornerstones for those four titles in five years starting in 1996.

New York’s eight seasons without a championship was the third-longest stretch for the Yankees since their first one, following gaps of 17 (1979-95) and 14 (1963-76).

It had been nearly a half-century since players had won five titles with one team. The last to do it? Of course a bunch of Yankees: Yogi Berra (10 titles), Mickey Mantle (seven) and Whitey Ford (six) in 1962, according to STATS LLC.

Hideki Matsui took home the World Series MVP, being the only MVP to ever be a full time designated hitter, Matsui went 8-13.

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