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Soak it in, ladies and gentlemen. The New York Yankees are World Series Champions for the 27th time!

Andy Pettitte did what he does best in Game 6. He didn't have his best stuff, but he gutted out a win in the deciding game, which is exactly what he did in the Division Series against the Twins and the Championship Series against the Angels. Mike Francesca, I expect you to eat a little crow today, but I highly doubt it given the size of your ego. I would imagine you'll just deny you ever said that basically Andy was going to get killed in Game 6 because he was on short rest. Idiot. There wasn't another pitcher on this planet that we would rather have had out on that mound in this game other than Andy.

As for the rest of the Yanks, Hideki Matsui was as clutch as you could be with 6 RBIs last night, tying the record set by Bobby Richardson in 1960. He was rightly named the Series MVP, batting .615 with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs. Unreal. The Captain had a great series, batting over .400, CC pitched phenomenally in both his starts, Damaso Marte was flawless out of the bullpen, Alex Rodriguez had some big hits in big spots, Johnny Damon had some of the biggest at-bats you'll ever see, plus the Series' defining moment in Game 4 with his double-steal in the 9th, and of course, the greatest closer in the history of the game, Mariano Rivera, was on-hand to shut down the Phillies at the end. It was an incredible end to an incredible series.

Canyon of Heroes, here we come!