To: frogjerk
My point exactly. The Red Sox will be living off of the 2004 comeback win for eternity. The fact they have one ONE world championship since 1918 doesn't seem to enter into their thinking. Meanwhile the Yankees have lost their 2 top offensive players in Matsui and Sheffield, Arod is hitting only .285 and their pitching for the most part has been cobbled together.
Even with all that they STILL are 2 games up.
To: Eagles Talon IV
66 posted on
08/18/2006 9:05:58 AM PDT by
JerseyDvl
("If you attack Americans, we'll defend your right to do it."- The Democrat Party)
To: Eagles Talon IV
The Sox's troubles can be traced to bad ownership, not the players. Tom Yawkee was a racist who refused to sign Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays. He surrounded himself with his drinking buddies and yes men. Could you imagine if the Sox had had Robinson, Mays and Williams playing for them?
The Yankees put together a great run over the last ten years that is unlikely to be duplicated for years to come. I have a lot of respect for Brian Cashman and Joe Torre for what they have managed to accomplish.
Steinbrenner sucks though.
To: Eagles Talon IV
2004 Yankees: Worst collapse in sports history. Get used to it - it's never going to go away.
82 posted on
08/18/2006 9:16:45 AM PDT by
teddyballgame
(red man in a blue state)
To: Eagles Talon IV
Meanwhile the Yankees have lost their 2 top offensive players in Matsui and Sheffield, Arod is hitting only .285 and their pitching for the most part has been cobbled together.Cobbled together? On a $250 million budget. For a 40 man roster, that comes out to an average of over $6 million per man.
Brian Cashman is the most overrated GM in baseball. He's spent over a billion $ of George's money over the past six years, with no WS titles to show for it.
121 posted on
08/18/2006 9:50:42 AM PDT by
Night Hides Not
(Closing in on 3000 posts, of which maybe 50 were worthwhile!)
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