But, consider also that the Yankees have not won a World Series without Chris Chambliss since Steinbrenner bought the club except for the 1976 Series where it was Chris' home run again the Royals that put them in the Series. They lost the 1976 Series to Cincinnati, but since that time, under Steinbrenner, the Yanks have only won the World Series when Chris was a part of the team:
Chambliss as a Yankee player
1976 - lost (but his home run put them in the Series)
1977 - won
1978 - won
Chambliss in Atlanta
1981 - lost
Chambliss as a Yankee coach
1996 - won
1998 - won
1999 - won
2000 - won
Chambliss fired after 2000 season
2001 - lost
2003 - lost
just another bit of nearly useless baseball trivia
I’d like to see Chris as the Tribe manager but I can’t really bitch too much about Eric Wedge.