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Florida Marlins Win World Series
Aired October 26, 2003 - 08:21 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Some dubbed it the "soap opera series." The Florida Marlins certainly were the stars. They beat the odds and the New York Yankees in the house that Ruth built. And that is where we find our Josie Burke.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JOSIE BURKE, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In the end, the baseball playoffs were not about purses or ghosts but rather a resurrection. In late May, the Marlins were 10 games under 500. In October, they celebrated a championship after beating the Yankees. It was a turnaround stunning to everyone except the players who executed it.
MIKE LOWELL, MARLINS THIRD BASEMAN: When you look at their experience, their talent, the money all those guys make on paper, it might be a little bit of a mismatch. But you can't measure what's in here. There's no dollar amount for what's in here, and we've got a lot of that.
CHAD FOX, MARLINS PITCHER: We never saw it as an upset. We never saw it as the underdogs. We went out there and we played with our hearts and we proved to the world where we belong.
DEREK JETER, YANKEES SHORTSTOP: Everyone keeps saying Florida Marlins? I mean, they beat San Francisco, they beat the Cubs, they beat us. So people need to stop saying it's a big shock because they played well and they deserve to win.
BURKE: A young Florida team grew up in the postseason and that maturity was evident in game six on the mound. The veteran Yankees pitcher wasn't sharp enough. The 23-year-old Marlins' hurler was a one-man force.
JASON GIAMBI, YANKEES FIRST BASEMAN: He's got a great breaking ball. He's still rushing it up there at 97, 96. You know, he didn't act like he was going on three days' rest.
JEFF CONINE, MARLINS LEFT FIELDER: Talk about a guy that didn't let anything affect him. Goes out there on three days' rest and pitches the game of his life.
BURKE: Beckett's dominance helped reward 72-year-old Marlins manager Jack McKeon with his first title after more than a half century in the game. It led to a sight rarely seen in the sport, the visitors dancing with joy in Yankee Stadium. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It felt good to dance at Yankee Stadium. I'm sure they'll remember that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They've made so many teams crumble in their house. It shows you that I think we respect our opponents, but we don't fear anyone.
BURKE (on camera): At this time last year, Marlins manager Jack McKeon sick of seeing the same team win the World Series year after year was rooting for the Anaheim Angels from his living room in North Carolina. That's when Florida went searching for him in May. On Saturday, he was much easier to find, on top of the baseball world.
Josie Burke, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired October 26, 2003 - 08:21 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Some dubbed it the "soap opera series." The Florida Marlins certainly were the stars. They beat the odds and the New York Yankees in the house that Ruth built. And that is where we find our Josie Burke.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JOSIE BURKE, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In the end, the baseball playoffs were not about purses or ghosts but rather a resurrection. In late May, the Marlins were 10 games under 500. In October, they celebrated a championship after beating the Yankees. It was a turnaround stunning to everyone except the players who executed it.
MIKE LOWELL, MARLINS THIRD BASEMAN: When you look at their experience, their talent, the money all those guys make on paper, it might be a little bit of a mismatch. But you can't measure what's in here. There's no dollar amount for what's in here, and we've got a lot of that.
CHAD FOX, MARLINS PITCHER: We never saw it as an upset. We never saw it as the underdogs. We went out there and we played with our hearts and we proved to the world where we belong.
DEREK JETER, YANKEES SHORTSTOP: Everyone keeps saying Florida Marlins? I mean, they beat San Francisco, they beat the Cubs, they beat us. So people need to stop saying it's a big shock because they played well and they deserve to win.
BURKE: A young Florida team grew up in the postseason and that maturity was evident in game six on the mound. The veteran Yankees pitcher wasn't sharp enough. The 23-year-old Marlins' hurler was a one-man force.
JASON GIAMBI, YANKEES FIRST BASEMAN: He's got a great breaking ball. He's still rushing it up there at 97, 96. You know, he didn't act like he was going on three days' rest.
JEFF CONINE, MARLINS LEFT FIELDER: Talk about a guy that didn't let anything affect him. Goes out there on three days' rest and pitches the game of his life.
BURKE: Beckett's dominance helped reward 72-year-old Marlins manager Jack McKeon with his first title after more than a half century in the game. It led to a sight rarely seen in the sport, the visitors dancing with joy in Yankee Stadium. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It felt good to dance at Yankee Stadium. I'm sure they'll remember that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They've made so many teams crumble in their house. It shows you that I think we respect our opponents, but we don't fear anyone.
BURKE (on camera): At this time last year, Marlins manager Jack McKeon sick of seeing the same team win the World Series year after year was rooting for the Anaheim Angels from his living room in North Carolina. That's when Florida went searching for him in May. On Saturday, he was much easier to find, on top of the baseball world.
Josie Burke, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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