These walk-off victories - and whipped-cream pies to the face - quickly have become old hat at the new Yankee stadium.
Johnny Damon's solo homer in the bottom of the 10th inning marked the latest feel-good example as the Yankees won in their final at-bat for the third time in as many days Sunday, improving their season-high winning streak to five games overall with a 3-2 victory over the Twins.
Damon clubbed his team-best 10th homer of the season off Twins reliever Jesse Crain - and third career walk-off homer - with one out in the tenth to spark the latest jump-around celebration at home plate and earn him a suddenly traditional whipped-cream pie to the face from starting pitcher A.J. Burnett. The Yanks (20-17) also had posted last-gasp wins in their previous two games - on Melky Cabrera's game-winning single in the ninth inning on Friday and on A-Rod's 11th-inning homer on Saturday. Continue
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"if the Yankees expect to compete in what is considered the toughest division in baseball they are going to have to play with a swagger at the end of the game, winning or losing. They need to shut down games when they’re winning and they need to stay alive with their bats when they’re losing. I think its safe to say that the Yankees have regulated their bat’s heartbeats for the moment. And the bullpen may have hinted at what they potentially could look like."
Posted by: Greg | May 18, 2009 at 02:53 PM