I think the band Nerf Herder said it best in their song “Vanhalen” when they sang:
So Yankee fans, congratulations. Let’s take a look at what you’ve achieved in your quest to dominate the 21st century, I’m sure it’s what you had in mind when Torre played the infield in back in November 2001.
You’ll find yourself north of 161st street in a building that kind of looks like home, but kind of looks like New Comiskey in that “that ain’t good” kind of way. You can look south if you want to see the grass where the legends played – you’ve left them behind now, but you still have all the wonderful inconveniences of getting to “The Stadium” as you will insist on calling it, even though it isn’t really.
You’ll look out on the field and see all the great “Yankees.”
There’s Johnny Damon, the modern day DiMaggio. When I see Damon I remember all his famous Yankees world series championships and I can’t imagine him playing somewhere else.
There’s C.C. and A.J. and Tex – guys we’ve come to know and love as “true Yankees” as long as they win and bums if they don’t. Mike Mussina was a bum for 7 years until he won 20 in an otherwise crappy year, then he had the sense to get out while the getting was good.
Joe Girardi in the dugout. The man who would replace Torre – and finish third. The only Yankee manager in history to finish behind the (Devil) Rays.
Finally, we can’t overlook the future Yankee Hall of Famer, the man destined to hit Cooperstown with the Babe and the Mick. The future all time home run king, who will break the record in the new stadium on the wrong side of 161st. Yep, Mister Yankee himself, the man who brought his winning ways to the Bronx, the man who has won two MVP’s but still isn’t loved – number 13, Alex Rodriguez.
Is this what you wanted Yankee fans? You may win, and you may have a new stadium, but back up to those Brosius and Jeter home runs in the Bronx back in 2001 and ask yourself if this is what you wanted?
www.metspolice.com
Yes, actually. A team that has a chance to win is all any fan can and should expect. All the rest of the stuff and people involved is a means to an end. The Championships are what makes the difference. Without the winning, Scott Brosius’ HR is as exciting as any HR Giambi hit that didn’t result in a championship and Jeter’s HR is as exciting as A-Rod’s HR against the Indians in 2007. Nice hits that wouldn’t mean much except for the result.
Well someone didn’t get what they wanted for Christmas.
This off season was the Yankees doing what the Yankees always do. Last year was the abberation where they didn’t make the big move in the off season and built from within. The Yankees have always had hired gun free agents like Reggie and Winfield and A-Rod is just the latest embodiment of that trend. Reggie was the only one who produced but we had lots of big stars come in and not win like Winfield and Rickey Henderson and Jack Clark and Dave Collins and Ken Griffey Sr. who were acquired as free agents or in money centric trades that didn’t pan out.
Johnny Damon is as much a Yankee as Beltran or Delgado is a Met. Let’s face it, the Yankees still have more home grown talent on thier roster than the Mets. Jeter, Posada, Petitite, Joba, Cano, Hughes, Kennedy, Gardner, Melky and Mariano are the bulk of the team. The Meties have the two overrated choke artists Wright and Reyes.
And you should face another fact. The Mets can only get someone who the Yankees really don’t want. Beltran wanted to come to the Yankees for less money and the only reason the Mets got Santana is the Yanks wanted to go with kids so they didn’t try to sweeten the deal.
You have to face it dude. The Mets are second rate. Second class. A day late and a dollar short. Now that Freddie Coupon lost all his money to a swindler it is even less likely they will do what they need to win.
And as far as laundry goes, the Yankees at least know what there uniforms look like. Are you guys going with black jerseys this year or are you going to wear cullotes like the White Sox used too. Face it, even the Yankees laundry is better. That’s why we feel great rooting for it.
Oh and Merry Christmass.
Good comments folks that I will address on Sunday night in a separate post.
If you think the NY Yankees are going to fall flat on their face in their New Yankee Stadium, think again! Not only are the Yankees making a sizable investment in a new stadium, but they are making a sizable investment for their future. Big name players don’t always win championships, but sometimes they do. The “New Look” Yankees and their new stadium will be and already is the envy of baseball. Everyone, whether they are a NY Yankees fan or not, is wanting/willing/planning/going to come to the “new shrine to worship” starting in 2009. Tickets will be hard to come by and it is recommended that if you want to see a game, the lowest priced tickets and most available will be for weekday games in April/May. After that time, the tourists, baseball enthusiasts and former New Yorker’s will be showing up with great tickets they paid alot of money for on http://www.StubHub.com and they will be having the time of their life in “The House that the Steinbrenners Built”.
The Yankee Ticket Man
http://www.YankeesFanDiscount.com