Top ten Yankee wins of the decade:
1. World Series game 6 2009. The greatest sports victory of my entire life, without question. A huge weight came off my shoulders and I was happier than I ever have been. Only an Eagles super bowl win could rival it. A day I thought would never come.
2. ALCS game 6 2009. The world series win obviously meant more and was a bigger thrill, but winning the pennant was more emotional after 2004 and feeling like we would never get back. Truthfully, I thought we would win the world series once we got there. But I never thought we'd beat the angels and win the pennant.
3. ALCS game 7 2003. Down three runs in the 8th we come back against Pedro to win the game in extra innings on an Aaron Boone homerun. This was tainted a bit when we lost to the marlins in the world series but it's still a great memory. It was on my dad's birthday. Doing it against the sox and Pedro obviously made it sweeter.
4. World Series game 5 2000. I have to say at this point in my life I was a spoiled ten year old Yankee fan that was used to them winning it all so I wasn't crying tears of joy like I was this year, but it was a great memory. I remember my dad shouting "we did it! we did it!" over and over. People don't remember that we only won 86 games that year. Without Mariano we wouldn't have sniffed a world series ring.
5. ALCS game 2 2009. Another extra inning game. I watched it at my granddads house and will forever remember it as one of the greatest games I've ever witnessed. Three men, all Yankee fans, all related watching a game together. All part of different generations, all acting like kids in a candy store when Jerry Hairston crossed the plate around midnight.
6. ALDS game 2 2009. My 19th birthday. Down two in the bottom of the 9th ARod hits a 2 run bomb. The twins load the bases in extra innings with no one out and David Robertson gets out o it. Tex hits the walk off shot to win it in the bottom half.
7. World Series game 3 and 4 2001. Yes, we lost the series. But two nights in a row we were down to our final out and hit two run home runs to tie it. Two nights in a row!
8. August 2009 against Boston Red Sox. 15 inning game. ARod hits a two run shot with 2 outs to break a 0-0 tie. Was in Florida on vacation. Amazing game.
9. July 2009 against Baltimore Orioles. First time at the new stadium. Great day with an old friend. Got to see Mariano Rivera pitch in Yankee stadium, thank you Brian Bruney. The game I saw at the old stadium would have made it on here but we lost. Still a great experience.
10. September 2000. My first Yankee game in person at Camden Yards. Roger Clemens throws a 1-0 shutout.
Top Five Yankees losses of the decade:
1. World Series game 7 2001. Two outs away from our 4th title in a row. The moment I realized the Yankees, and Mariano, were human.
2. ALCS game 7 2004. The three loses leading up to this were actually way worse than game 7, when you knew we were going to lose. The only team in history to blow a 3-0 series lead, and worst of all blowing it to the red sox.
3. ALDS game 2 2007. Leading 1-0 in the 8th, we needed just six outs from Joba, who had been dominant out of the bullpen, and Mo. Somehow the stadium was attacked by bugs and Joba was unable to see. Throwing a wild pitch to let the tying run in. We would eventually lose the game and the series.
4. ALCS game 5 2009. I hate putting this one on here because we won the series, but after we lost this game I sunk into a deep depression and was sure we wouldn't win the series. Down 4-0 after AJ Burnett choked in the first inning, we came back to score 6 runs with two outs in the 7th. AJ then comes out and puts the first two runners on in the 7th, the Angels score three, and we trail 7-6. In the bottom of the 9th, God decides to fuck with me by loading the bases with two outs for Nick Swisher, who worked the count to 3-2 only to pop up to end the game.
5. World Series game 6 2003. Losing the world series to the Florida Marlins is not fun.
In 2002, 2005, and 2006 we lost in the first round. Games from those series could be included but it would be like telling the same story over and over again. The offense didn't show up, and the pitching was horrible. Oh well, 2009 world series champs!!!!!!!
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