America's most famous, richest, biggest spending - and most hated - baseball team ended an unacceptable nine year spell without a World Series late on Wednesday night.
The New York Yankees defeated defending champions Philadelphia Phillies four games to two in the best of seven Series. The embarrassment of the preceding nine years was washed away in a display of batting, pitching and sheer determination that even the most hardened Yankee-hater must accept was truly deserving of...