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| Posted by dlengel on Friday, September 23, 2005 - 03:31 |
 It’s been a while since we were talking about the possibility of baseball playoffs without the Yankees.
The last time the post-season was held without the Bronx Bombers was 1993. They bowed to the John Olerud, Joe Carter, Roberto Alomar, Paul Molitor, Pat Hentgen, Juan Guzman, Duane Ward, Rickey Henderson Toronto Blue Jays, who finished seven games up on the second place New Yorkers, and won their second straight championship. There was no Derek Jeter. Bernie Williams and Paul O’neill were around, but they were still surrounded by names of the pre Pax Torre era. Yankee haters remember them fondly. Deion James, Steve Howe, Melido Perez, etc. Don Mattingly was the poster boy for captains without crowns. The Yankees hadn’t won a title since the Bronx Zoo days of 1978, when they beat Tommy Lasorda’s Dodgers. After that, they made one last appearance in the Fall Classic—losing to the Dodgers on that occasion four games to two in 1981.
Then came the drought. For 13 seasons, there was no playoffs for New York—the Yankees that is. The Mets dramatically won their second title in 1986, a year when the National Leaguers owned the city. The Yankees won 90 games, and lost the division to the hated Boston Red Sox by just 5.5 games. And while there was talk of a possible Subway Series, the New York tabloids were in love with covering the colourful and dominating Mets, and mostly focused on the team from Queens. In 1988 the Mets went back to the post-season, choking in their National League Championship Series loss to the Dodgers of Kirk Gibson. That year the Yankees finished in fifth place, just 3.5 games out. But New York was still a Mets town.
By 1995 order was restored, and the Bombers began their run of ten consecutive playoff appearances—four world championships, six pennants, and eight division titles.
Today, 23 September 2005, is just the eighth day of the season in which the Yankees have been in first place. They are one game ahead of the Red Sox, who enjoyed the top spot for 90 days. The Orioles early season run kept them ahead of the AL East for 68 days.
Joe Torre, who has been poked and prodded by George Steinbrenner since their last title in 2000, has had the heat turned up on him. But he never wavered, kept his traditional Joe cool, and has his team on the verge of an 11th straight October. Whether you hate the Yankees or not, one must confess that this is probably the best managerial job Torre has performed since arriving in New York after the departure of Buck Showalter. Will he get sympathy for struggling to keep water out of an old, seemingly sinking ship with a payroll of over $200 million? Of course he won’t. But from a baseball standpoint, you have to admire the work he’s done under extraordinary circumstances.
The question is do you want to see the baseball playoffs without the New York Yankees?
Are you crazy…?
Of course I want the Yankees out of the playoffs. Just because they wear pinstripes, have won 26 World Series titles, and have all the money they will ever need, does not give them the right to make the playoffs every year. Nothing would bring me greater pleasure then NOT seeing A-Rod, Jeter, and his buddies run around the diamond performing their “October magic.” Sure, the Red Sox are also baseball superpower, but isn’t it time for someone else to win the AL East? I don’t care if Joe Torre lost the services of Jaret Wright, Carl Pavano, Mike Mussina, and Kevin Brown for extended periods, and that Randy Johnson didn’t measure up to his hall-of-fame career. Do you think I was upset when they were forced to stick two rookies into their everyday plans just to get by? Everything always works out for them, and this time I really hope they miss out on the party. If we’re lucky, maybe George Steinbrenner will go on a mass firing spree and help bring the franchise back to the grand old days of 1990.
You know, I have to admit…
The idea of staging the baseball playoffs without the Yankees leaves me feeling a bit empty. There’s nothing better than rooting against them down the stretch. Remember the look on Derek Jeter’s face when they lost to Anaheim in the 2001 Divisional Series? That was worth it. And where would we be today without the memories of their spectacular collapse in the 2004 ALCS? It hurts to write this, but the 2003 ALCS was some of the most dramatic baseball I have ever watched, and that would have never happened if the Yankees were not in the post-season. This team has used 14 starting pitchers, has iffy middle relief, and features a bunch of old men ripe for an October collapse. This could be the last straw for this run of theirs so let’s see it all break down this autumn. Let’s see the look of disgust on Steinbrenner’s face as a team like the Indians roll over them. If we’re lucky, maybe The Boss will go on a mass firing spree and help bring the franchise back to the grand old days of 1990.
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Re: A Question of Pinstripes
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by LondonTribe on Sep 23, 2005 - 03:51
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Have to say, Dave, with sustained bitterness like this it's no wonder you've elected to support Tottenham in English football!
Having said that, I think everyone outside of the Bankees' legions of fans would share your schadenfreude if the Bronx Bombers bomb again this season, whether it's on the brink of the post-season or once it's started.
Some numbers for you: Cleveland Indians - the fifth <EM>smallest</EM> payroll in the Majors, and the third best record at present. How can anyone who isn't a Yankees or conceivably a White Sox fan or a Red Sox fan (they have their own concerns) not want this brilliant young team to edge out the AL East power-houses once the remaining nine/ten games are done and dusted? It would say so much about the magic of baseball, even while Chelsea stomp all over the competitiveness of football over here...
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by ScottishYankee (janwallace@yankeesmvp.com)
on Sep 23, 2005 - 04:05
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Dave,
I see what you mean about a possible firesale or a mass cull at the Bronx. As a Yankee supporter for 18 years, i can see too many people that are on stupidly big contracts and not achieving what they were signed for on past seasons results i.e. Brown and Pavano to name 2 of the big names.
We should be starting to look to prospects for the future i.e. Wang, Chacon, Crosby and Cano, like i know this will be a surprise but i liked your Mets bringing in Wright who has been really good this season a good prospect for the future of the team at Shea.
I would so love to see the Yankees in the post season as any supporter of their club would. Hopefully that the run of success we've had so far will continue so we can put behind us the horrible end to last season.
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Re: A Question of Pinstripes
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by chemic_al on Sep 24, 2005 - 12:43
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Why not turn the question on its head, and look at it from the other angle.
Take the Atlanta Braves, all those straight divisional titles, and nothing to show for it. Do they really deserve to make up the numbers every October? They have to be given the prize for most consistent non-performer, and have so far been nothing other than a speed bump to get over. Or even the Padres this year, barely a .500 season and they will be there. OK the Yankees, have essentially bought their way in, but they still needed to show there is something other than a payroll behind them and the fact they clawed their way back shows that. Joe Torre was the manager and despite everyone writing the Yankees off they are atop the AL East and there is a distinct chance the Red Sox won't make the playoffs. This is not due to money alone.
Now look at the Yankees, love 'em or hate 'em, but their baseball in October is amazing for whatever reason. I wonder how much Boston fans would cherish their last World Series if it hadn't come after such a brilliant come back against the Yankees?
The Yankees should be there because they make October great.
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by jonesaled on Sep 25, 2005 - 12:50
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<FONT face=Arial size=2>Nothing would please me more than to see the Yankees eliminated before the playoffs, but their pitching has improved of late, and their attack is arguably only matched by the Red Sox. They have also moved Sheffield to the DH spot, thus strengthening their outfield.
The White Sox are stuttering badly and it is not inconceivable that they could be overtaken by both the AL East teams in addition to Cleveland. I think this seasons AL playoffs are hard to call, as no team looks a cut above. The Indians have the momentum and despite their youth, as we've seen in the last few years with Boston and the Angels that could be the dominating factor. For what's its worth, I fully expect either the Astros or Cards to win the world series.</FONT>
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Re: A Question of Pinstripes
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by carlcopson on Sep 25, 2005 - 08:46
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its very very very tight at the mo, as i post this they are exactly neck a neck, and both teams are winning, but the bosox are winning by a bigger margin, not sure whether that makes any difference but i fancy the bosox to win their division
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