When the last out was made and the floodgates opened as the entire New York Yankees team ran to the mound to celebrate, it wasn’t Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” playing on the speakers, it was Sinatra followed by Jay Z and Alicia. Keys “Empire state of Mind” as the Bronx Bombers once again returned to the top of the threshold by defeating last year’s World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies in game 6 with a final score of 7-3.

Winning the World Series the way the Yankees did proved many doubters wrong. Going into the postseason, everyone expected Alex Rodriguez to fail once again, which quickly put an end to his path to almost winning the ALCS MVP award. Red Sox nation was hoping that rumors of Red Sox jerseys still buried under the new Yankee Stadium by construction workers hoping to curse the team would help the Phillies win. Well, maybe they should have buried more jerseys because while the Yankees are celebrating, the Red Sox have two weeks off in the offseason and Curt Schilling is still whining on any radio station he can.

Yes, the New York Yankees may have the biggest payroll in baseball, but pro teams don’t get together to end their seasons in September, everyone wants to win, some teams just go to great lengths to get there. The payroll may be big, but it takes great players to step up in the big moments, as Hideki Matsui, whose salary is tied for eighth on the Yankees’ payroll, took home the Most Player trophy Valuable after his 6 RBI night.

With the victory, the Yankees are now tied with the Red Sox as the only teams in the decade to win two World Series titles. The last time the Yankees won was in 2000, but unlike most teams, they still have 4 players on that season’s roster: Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, and Andy Pettitte, who left briefly to play. with the Houston Astros, his hometown, but they missed out. the Yankees so much that he had to come back. All four players helped win the World Series in 2000 and all four helped last night.

It was a huge win for baseball’s most storied franchise as they finally clinched their 27th title. For the next few days or months, the team and the city will bask in their latest win, but this is business and the Yankees are up against each other. To a tough decision Will they bring back Johnny Damon, who had a strong postseason run until he strained his calf muscle in last night’s win? Or do they keep World Series MVP Matsui as designated hitter and look for another outfielder to replace Damon? One thing is for sure as long as Matsui is on the team, not only will the Yankees have a huge revenue-generating fan base in America, but millions more in Japan will follow the man they call “Godzilla.”