The swagger's back in the Sunshine State

Damian Miller then reached on a fielder's choice while pinch runner David Dellucci reached second base on Rivera's throwing error.Jay Bell was then called upon to bunt, but Dellucci was thrown out at third. So with two on and one out, Tony Womack stepped to the plate for Arizona.Womack was responsible for the D-Backs' biggest hit of the postseason to that point, as he smacked a base hit to left center in the deciding Game Five of the Division Series against the Cardinals.Womack delivered yet again with a double down the right field line, scoring pinch runner Midre Cummings and sending Jay Bell to third. Craig Counsell was then hit by a pitch, loading the bases for one of the best hitters in the game that season, Luis Gonzalez.The Yankees brought the infield in to try and cut down the run at home and that would prove costly.Gonzalez lifted a slow blooper over shortstop Derek Jeter's head, which would have been out number two if the infielders were at their normal positions.And thus, the Yankees had been dethroned, but little did they know they would only win a total of two World Series games in the next seven years combined. That brings us to this year, 2009. With the offseason signings of 1B Mark Teixeira and CY Young candidate C.C. Sabathia to go along with an already impressive offense, the Yankees were expected to do big things.

And big things they did,at least on offense.At one point during the season, the new stadium was on pace to give up 306 home runs. Not only does this annihilate the total from last year at old Yankee Stadium (160 total home runs), but it would even surpass the record for most home runs in any stadium (303 is the current record at Coors Field in Colorado).So, with a potent offense and a ridiculously hitter-friendly park, it would be a sin if the Yankees postseason struggles continued.It appears as if Yankee fans may finally get to celebrate again. The Yankees are 10-3 at home against those three teams this year with three games remaining against Boston.So can anyone stop the Yankees from their 27th World Series title My answer is no. However, if any team is capable, I believe it is the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies took two out of three from the Yankees during interleague and they did it in Yankee Stadium.That, along with the experience of the Phillies and the edge in starting pitching could give the Phillies the best shot at taking down those damn Yankees.But don't get me wrong, this is the Yankees' World Series to lose. ) It was a football game for The Buckeyes to take! The early mistake (interception) leading to a Trojan "gift" TD was overcome by the determined OSU offense which showed much promise until the last. In seems that Buckeyes' "final quarters" require "comfort points" that force opponents to race for three scores rather than needing one to topple hopes and dreams. "We had them until the last 65 seconds!" is a hurtful memory not easily blotted out over seasons and years to come. Woody had a quote from Grantland Rice about "When the One Great Scorer comes to write against your name, He writes not whether you won or lost, but how you played the game." And directly underneath in very large block letters was the greater quote by W.W.

Hayes saying plainly, "RUBBISH!" It matters whether you win or lose. ) The swagger's back in the Sunshine State.No, we know that it's existed in Gainsville for a while, but when was the last time you heard the words "Miami" and "challenging for a BCS Bowl" in the same sentenceWell, on the evidence of 'The U''s 33-14 destruction of Georgia Tech, you'll hear it quite a lot this season.First of all, they have a leader in quarterback Jacory Harris. Listening to his interview after the game, you can tell that the kid's bright He's a lot brighter on the field. His decision making in his 270 yard, three touchdown performance was first class there was only one moment where he made a wrong decision.Harris is also pretty useful out of the pocket, and can throw on the run.