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Marlins Beat Yankees to Win World Series
Aired October 26, 2003 - 09:17 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.
SEAN CALLEBS, CNN ANCHOR: Well, the underdog is doing the unimaginable. The Florida Marlins silencing their critics with an amazing win. Josie Burke is in New York, I'm sure recovering from a long night last night, where baseball's big apple isn't shining a lot this morning, is it, Josie?
JOSIE BURKE, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Not really. It's so unusual to be standing out here talking about a World Series title won at Yankee Stadium but not talking about the New York Yankees doing it. Last night in game six, it was the Florida Marlins becoming the first visiting team since the 1981 Dodgers to celebrate a championship at Yankee Stadium.
They won this World Series by taking the last three games of the series and by riding on the very strong arm of their 23-year-old ace, Josh Beckett, in game six. Beckett, pitching on only three days' rest, was nothing short of masterful. He went the distance, and, appropriately, he made the last out, tagging Jorge Posada (ph). That touched off an unlikely celebration, but please don't call it an upset.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
DEREK JETER, NEW YORK YANKEES: 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 deserved to win.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BURKE: The Marlins really took advantage of this very rare opportunity to celebrate at Yankees Stadium. More than an hour after the game, the field was still mobbed with players, with their families. Some players even went out to Monument Park to take pictures with all the famous busts out there. And the Marlins owner, Jeffrey Loria, well he took the opportunity to run around the bases like he had just hit the game-winning home run. It was really a sight to behold -- Sean.
CALLEBS: Well, Josie, a lot has been made about, of course, the Marlins manager, and should be. What a great story that is. But have you heard anything about game five?
I still find it kind of fascinating that Torre chose to take 79 home runs out of his starting lineup, benching Giambi for that knee injury and (UNINTELLIGIBLE) because he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Has anybody thought maybe he should have got those guys in there?
BURKE: Well, there's so many different things to second guess with the Yankees for the entire series, really. I think right after game five everyone was talking about that. But I think today, New Yorkers who support the Yankees are probably looking at the fact that last night they couldn't get a hit when they needed it.
They were 0 for 12 with runners on base. And for the entire series, they hit 169 with runners on base. And I think, if anything, that's the thing that's going to plague them and that's the thing that's going to drive the Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner, as he gets busy I'm sure this morning trying to retool his team.
CALLEBS: Indeed. Well, Josie, thanks. A great job up there, and it was a fascinating series to watch unfold. Good job. Thank you.
BURKE: Thanks, Sean.
CALLEBS: Well, our John Zarrella, bureau chief of Miami, you can say that covering the World Series is one of his more enjoyable assignments. And now we have his report on those Marlins fans.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN MIAMI BUREAU CHIEF (voice-over): Before the season began, many so-called experts predicted the Florida Marlins would finish last in their division. Tell that to the New York Yankees. As the final out was recorded in New York, Marlins fans packing sports bars back home could no longer contain themselves. In the midst of the bedlam, a lone Yankees fan stood stunned, David had again beaten Goliath.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We were underdogs to the Giants, underdogs to the Cubs, and we're underdogs to the Yankees. Where are we now? We're world champions. A great feeling.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's awesome. It's so exciting.
ZARRELLA (on camera): How do you feel?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Awesome. I can't even describe it. They have given us the ride of our lives.
ZARRELLA (voice-over): In Miami's Little Havana, thousands of screaming fans spilled into the street. The crowd was shoulder to shoulder. Everyone came out of the woodwork for this one.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go Marlins. Marlins live.
ZARRELLA: But this was no easy win. The game was tight. Fans hung on every pitch and every hit. Runs were a precious few.
And there were a few who missed much of the excitement. By the seventh inning, this little fish fan was counting sheep, not strikeouts. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The Marlins have...
ZARRELLA: In the end, the Marlins, the wildcard entry into the playoffs, just as they were in 1997, had done it again. World Series champs. On this night, Cinderella wore teal.
John Zarrella, CNN, Miami.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired October 26, 2003 - 09:17 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SEAN CALLEBS, CNN ANCHOR: Well, the underdog is doing the unimaginable. The Florida Marlins silencing their critics with an amazing win. Josie Burke is in New York, I'm sure recovering from a long night last night, where baseball's big apple isn't shining a lot this morning, is it, Josie?
JOSIE BURKE, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Not really. It's so unusual to be standing out here talking about a World Series title won at Yankee Stadium but not talking about the New York Yankees doing it. Last night in game six, it was the Florida Marlins becoming the first visiting team since the 1981 Dodgers to celebrate a championship at Yankee Stadium.
They won this World Series by taking the last three games of the series and by riding on the very strong arm of their 23-year-old ace, Josh Beckett, in game six. Beckett, pitching on only three days' rest, was nothing short of masterful. He went the distance, and, appropriately, he made the last out, tagging Jorge Posada (ph). That touched off an unlikely celebration, but please don't call it an upset.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
DEREK JETER, NEW YORK YANKEES: 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 deserved to win.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BURKE: The Marlins really took advantage of this very rare opportunity to celebrate at Yankees Stadium. More than an hour after the game, the field was still mobbed with players, with their families. Some players even went out to Monument Park to take pictures with all the famous busts out there. And the Marlins owner, Jeffrey Loria, well he took the opportunity to run around the bases like he had just hit the game-winning home run. It was really a sight to behold -- Sean.
CALLEBS: Well, Josie, a lot has been made about, of course, the Marlins manager, and should be. What a great story that is. But have you heard anything about game five?
I still find it kind of fascinating that Torre chose to take 79 home runs out of his starting lineup, benching Giambi for that knee injury and (UNINTELLIGIBLE) because he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Has anybody thought maybe he should have got those guys in there?
BURKE: Well, there's so many different things to second guess with the Yankees for the entire series, really. I think right after game five everyone was talking about that. But I think today, New Yorkers who support the Yankees are probably looking at the fact that last night they couldn't get a hit when they needed it.
They were 0 for 12 with runners on base. And for the entire series, they hit 169 with runners on base. And I think, if anything, that's the thing that's going to plague them and that's the thing that's going to drive the Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner, as he gets busy I'm sure this morning trying to retool his team.
CALLEBS: Indeed. Well, Josie, thanks. A great job up there, and it was a fascinating series to watch unfold. Good job. Thank you.
BURKE: Thanks, Sean.
CALLEBS: Well, our John Zarrella, bureau chief of Miami, you can say that covering the World Series is one of his more enjoyable assignments. And now we have his report on those Marlins fans.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN MIAMI BUREAU CHIEF (voice-over): Before the season began, many so-called experts predicted the Florida Marlins would finish last in their division. Tell that to the New York Yankees. As the final out was recorded in New York, Marlins fans packing sports bars back home could no longer contain themselves. In the midst of the bedlam, a lone Yankees fan stood stunned, David had again beaten Goliath.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We were underdogs to the Giants, underdogs to the Cubs, and we're underdogs to the Yankees. Where are we now? We're world champions. A great feeling.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's awesome. It's so exciting.
ZARRELLA (on camera): How do you feel?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Awesome. I can't even describe it. They have given us the ride of our lives.
ZARRELLA (voice-over): In Miami's Little Havana, thousands of screaming fans spilled into the street. The crowd was shoulder to shoulder. Everyone came out of the woodwork for this one.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go Marlins. Marlins live.
ZARRELLA: But this was no easy win. The game was tight. Fans hung on every pitch and every hit. Runs were a precious few.
And there were a few who missed much of the excitement. By the seventh inning, this little fish fan was counting sheep, not strikeouts. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The Marlins have...
ZARRELLA: In the end, the Marlins, the wildcard entry into the playoffs, just as they were in 1997, had done it again. World Series champs. On this night, Cinderella wore teal.
John Zarrella, CNN, Miami.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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