I'd like to see Joe Torre get hired as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is a class act with a total horse's rear end for a boss.
:( mets and yankees...
Fireworks (I hope that’s what they are) going off in the neighborhood.
Bye-bye Yanks.
It’s a little hot in Dallas Joe than NYC, but the Rangers could use you if George dumps you as he has said.
Nov. 2000....New York elects Hillary Clinton, an Illinois native who declares herself "A lifelong Yankees fan," to the Senate.
Since then it's been a series of disappointments:
2001: The usually reliable Mariano Rivera get roughed up in the 9th inning of game 7 and the Yankees lose the World Series to Arizona Diamondbacks.
2002: An 8 run 5th inning finishes the Yankees as they Lose the Division Series to Anaheim Angels in four.
2003: Lost World Series to Florida Marlins in six in which the Marlins become the first opposing team to win the World Series at Yankee Stadium since 1981.
2004: In the biggest choke in sports history, after being up 3-0 the Yankees lose Championship Series to Red Sox in seven.
2005: Yankees bat 0.194 with runners in scoring position and lose Division Series to Anaheim Angels in five.
2006: Touted by some as having the best offense of all time, the Yankees after winning game 1 in a series that everyone and their mom thought they would sweep, the Yankee bats fall asleep including a stretch where they were shut out for 20 2/3 innings and lose the Division Series to the Tigers 3-1
2007: After an amazing come back in the season to get the wild card, the Yankees lose to the Indians in 4 games. Most notably in game 2 where a plague of flies swarmed the field causing reliever Joba Chamberlain to lose control a give up the tying runs. When Hillary 1st ran she refused to travel to upstate New York because she claimed there were too many flies, well it looks like the flies got revenge on the Yankees..
Coincidence? I think not
Unfortunately it affects ALL New York teams as no New York Team has won any championship in any sport since Hillary was elected. Giants in 2001, Buffalo Sabers in 2006, Mets in 2006 and 2007 all have come close but have also gone down in disappointing fashion.
Go Tribe !
Indians kick Yankee butt IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD !
Yankees suck :P
Obviously those Yankee players aren’t making enough money.
If Steinbrenner wants to win the big one he really needs to open that wallet and buy more Allstar caliber players.
WAHOO!!!!
Yanks take your 200mil and.....
So long Joe!
Please....As a Yankee who is truly conservative, have some pity on us today, lol.....
I hope Torre tells Steinbrenner where to go and and then quits before Steinbrenner fires him. Steinbrenner’s such an a**.
GO TRIBE!!! YES!!!
As a Twins fan I can’t say I mind this. Hopefully the Red Sox are next. Congrats to the Tribe!
The Hillary Curse is much much bigger than the Yankees. It also encompasses the Mets' meltdown in September and the Bills' absurd last-minute loss in MNF tonight.
Since Hillary was sworn in to represent the State of New York, NO NY professional franchise has won their championship.
Glad to see the Yanks bite it, but that leaves me with no one to pull against...or for, since my Mets did the big el-foldo.
WOO-HOO!
WooHoo!! Long may the Yankees Choke!
Go Rockies!
Sorry Cleveland. I appreciate what you did, but I like the Rockies efforts this year. Gotta go with them for it all Even if they play the Red sox, whom i usually root for outside of Mariner’s. :-)
Amen. Even Yankee haters can admire a man of pure class like Joe Torre.
Not a Cleveland fan, but still, Yanks goin’ down?
;o)
IMO, to remove this curse, all New Yorkers must vote Republican in 2008. LOL!