[Hemingway's Ghost]

With eight teams making the playoffs, you just don’t have to be that good anymore to play in the post-season.

You still have to be pretty good to get out of the first round, Yankme fan.

[gridlock]

You still have to be pretty good to get out of the first round, Yankme fan.

Indeed. Which is exactly my point. The Yankees are designed to perform well during the regular season. They do not do so well in the post-season. Since success in the post season is the only definition of success in Yankeeland, they need to change their team to succeed in that environment.