2009 American League Championship Series

2009 American League Championship Series
2009 American League Championship Series
Dates	October 16–25
MVP	CC Sabathia (New York)
Umpires	Tim McClelland (crew chief), Laz Diaz, Bill Miller, Jerry Layne, Fieldin Culbreth, Dale Scott
Broadcast
Television	Fox; MLB International
TV announcers	Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Fox); Dave O'Brien and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB International)
Radio	ESPN (national); WCBS-AM (Yankees); KLAA-AM (Angels)
Radio announcers	Jon Miller and Joe Morgan (ESPN); John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman (WCBS); Terry Smith and Rory Markas (KLAA)
ALDS	New York Yankees over Minnesota Twins (3–0); Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over Boston Red Sox (3–0);

The 2009 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 2009 American League playoffs, was a best-of-seven-game series matching the two winners of the 2009 American League Division Series. The AL East Division champions, the New York Yankees, defeated the AL West Division champions, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, four games to two, to advance to the 2009 World Series, their first since 2003.^[1] This was the third time that these two teams faced each other in the playoffs. They met in the 2002 ALDS and 2005 ALDS with the Angels winning both series by 3–1 and 3–2.

The Yankees held home-field advantage because they had a better regular-season record than Los Angeles Angels. The series, the 39th in league history, began on October 16 and ended on October 25. Fox Sports carried all games with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver in the broadcast booth. Starting with the 2009 season, weeknight games began 40 minutes earlier as suggested by Commissioner Bud Selig.^[2]

The Yankees won the series four games to two, and went on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 4–2 in the World Series.

^ "Yankees 5, Angels 2: Yankees Win A.L.C.S., 4-2". New York Times. October 25, 2009. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
^ "WS games to start 40 minutes earlier". ESPN.com. May 18, 2009. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2009.

[1] "Yankees 5, Angels 2: Yankees Win A.L.C.S., 4-2". New York Times. October 25, 2009. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2009.

[2] "WS games to start 40 minutes earlier". ESPN.com. May 18, 2009. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2009.

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