While I have many friends who are Yankee fans, I like nothing better than to see the Yanks' annual disappearance from the playoffs in the early rounds, followed by the wailing and tearing of cloth by the Yankee nation.
As hard as they try, and once in a while succeed, throwing money at a team might buy wins, but may not buy a World Series too often. Roger Clemens financially exploited Georgie-Boy to the hilt this year; Roger went for the money, period. The Yankees accommodated him. Didn't work. Oh well, what's another 17 million?
Universally, a person is more respected when they get to the top of their chosen field through hard work and sacrifice, than through political connections and patronage. Similar for baseball. The Yankees are so reviled in some quarters, including mine, because they try to buy their way to the top. While I have great respect and admiration for a number of the Yankee players, the franchise is getting what it deserves-painfully close to the prize, but losing.
Now they'll fire their coach, maybe an assistant or two, hold press conferences to announce big changes, release a player or two or three...then they'll get out their checkbook and go shopping, just like always.
But for this year, they're outta here!
ya call them fans??
She is in the minority. A poll this week on the Sox fan site indicated 94% preferred the Indians in the ALCS.