This Yanks team takes rightful place in history By Bob Klapisch Published Nov. 6, 2009 7:45 p.m. ET In a near-perfect season, the Yankees found just the right way to adorn the final game of the World Series: They invited Scott Brosius, the MVP of the '98 Series and the hallmark of that team's gritty, can-do attitude, to throw out the first pitch.