Speaking of the '98 Yankees, they scorched the 2009 Yankees five games to one in their series. The '98 Yankees improved their record to 33-15, only trailing the 1928 Yankees by winning percentage, while the 2K9 Yankees dropped to 54-66.
Chad Curtis, of all people, had a major impact in the '98 Yankees winning Games One and Three. In Game One, Curtis went 3-4 with two doubles, a homerun, and four RBI in a 9-3 win. In Game Three, Curtis broke a 1-1 tie in the 8th with a solo blast for a 2-1 win. Tino Martinez had a homerun and five RBI in Game Two, an 11-5 win. Jorge Posada had a day for himself in Game Four a 13-7 slugfest. Posada hit three homeruns, including a 9th inning grand slam, and drove in EIGHT RBI. Alex Rodriguez hit a grand slam of his own in the bottom of the 9th for the 2K9 Yankees in a losing cause. The '98 Yankees blew a 7-1 lead in the 8th inning of Game Five as the 2K9 Yankees rallied for six runs to send the game into extra innings. It remained tied until the 15th inning when Chuck Knoblauch hit a two-out two-run double to give the '98 Yankees a 9-7 lead, and they held on for a 9-8 win. The 2K9 Yankees scored their only win in the final game 7-2; Johnny Damon hit two homeruns and drove in four RBI.
Jeter’s average “fell” to .355 for the '98 Yankees with a .999 OPS. He has 12 homeruns and 11 stolen bases. Williams hit .478 in the series to raise his average to .340 with 15 homeruns, 51 RBI, and a 1.065 OPS. David Wells picked up another win to run his record to 7-0 with a 2.17 ERA. El Duque Hernandez remains 5-0 with an ERA of 1.97.
Robinson Cano leads the 2K9 Yankees in hitting at .288 with 20 homeruns. Jeter is hitting .284 with 17 homeruns, 26 stolen bases, and 76 runs scored. Posada is hitting .270 with 24 homeruns and 92 RBI. A Rod is hitting .246 with 23 homeruns, 83 RBI, 87 runs scored and 12 stolen bases. C.C. Sabathia picked up their only win of the series to improve his record to 13-10 with a 3.55 ERA. The 2K9 Yankees will take on the 34-26 1978 Yankees in the next series.
