The Yankees had pie after game two but they got to bust out the bubbly with a series-clinching win against the Twins. They celebrated in a similar manner after they downed the Sox to clinch the AL East last month.
The Twins only got to play one game in the Metrodome which marked the last game in the building. Minnesota was winning the game after the 6th with a strong pitching performance from Carl Pavano (you can read his pre-game quotes here) and an RBI single from Joe Mauer. The next inning Alex Rodriguez destroyed an opposite field bomb and Jorge Posada later homered to put the Yankees up for good. Expect to continue to hear that “Alex Rodirguez finally delivered” every game he gets an RBI for the rest of the year.
With the Yankees’ sweep, the Bombers got another chance to taste victory. The team enjoyed celebratory showers in a combination of champagne and Budweiser. Mark Teixeira, Johnny Damon, and CC Sabathia appeared to be the only ones rocking goggles this time around.
You can bet that the Yankees players will be boozing it up like champions tonight since they don’t play again until Friday. We rounded up more of the celebration pictures in the gallery below. Highlights include: Swisher single-fisting a beer and a champagne bottle, Phil Hughes spraying CC Sabathia, Jerry Hairston Jr. dumping bubbly directly onto ARod’s head, and a photo of Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano that I’ll probably be photoshopping soon. I think you can guess the one.
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