The 27th Yankee Champions!
It’s part New York arrogance; part New York power; part listening to Frank Sinatra singing “New York, New York” after every Yankee home win; part watching Rudy Guiliani wearing that “NYFD/PD” cap to all the big games in honor of his own memory; part George Steinbrenner looking down from his suite with his arms folded under a grim quick-to-lash-out face; and frankly, it’s just a big part numbers. The reasons why many fans simply hate the Yankees is a subject we could hang with all day and still have plenty left open to talk about tomorrow.
The numbers side of it is big enough for us today as a toasty subject. Let’s consider a few takes on that side of things:
(1) The Yankees have now won 27 of their 40 World Series appearances.
(2) With 10 World Series wins, the St. Louis Cardinals are the only other club even in double digits.
(3) In the 105 World Series played since 1903. the Yankees have played in .38% of these events, winning .26% of all World Series played.
The numbers just go on from there to a point of total numbness. The Yankees are smart baseball people. They spend the most money on salaries and, possibly also on player development. They have the biggest ancillary system of other revenue streams from regional broadcasting and merchandise sales. They can afford adding any player they really want who becomes eligible to them through free agency. They produce the largest group of players who later become eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown simply on the force of their sheer numbers with quality,
I don’t see another franchise ever overcoming the place that the New York Yankees have established for themselves in baseball. And that call is right in there with the prediction that we”l never see a second moon in the sky. It’s so obvious. Anyone else who wins the World Series has to do it in spite of the Yankees. They will not get there by overcoming the Yankees for very long.
Some things in life aren’t fair. They just are the way they are. The New York Yankees fit that description to a tee. Hate ’em if you choose. Beat ’em only if you try really smart and hard – and also happen to get lucky every once in a while.
Congratulations from Houston, New York. We”ll see you down the road one of these days. And we won’t roll over or run away when you come into sight. You’ll get our best Astros shot!
Tags: Baseball, History, New York Yankees
The Pecan Park Eagle 
November 5, 2009 at 7:50 pm |
Bill: The Phillies’ pitching and lack of clutch hitting sealed their fate. At least it’s over–November baseball under the lights in the Northeast has very little to commend it.
November 5, 2009 at 8:10 pm |
Well, another one for the Big Apple.
It used to be just a game.The players were not making millions to hit theball once in a while for an average of 237.
We should be crying for the fans and the game not the players.
The World Series is not a tragedy, itis a show.
November 6, 2009 at 2:37 pm |
Bill: I want to congratulate the Yankees on winning Bud Selig’s 15th Annual Winter League Baseball Championship, another W.S. that did not see the light of day or a temperature that exceeded 50 degrees. At least two years ago here in Colorado we were prepared for it with our ski parkas, gloves and hats.
November 7, 2009 at 5:37 pm |
I’m glad to see that, even with your emphasis on the money side, you’re not as ungracious as most people are about the Yankees. If I had not been born in the Bronx and had the Yankees in the background of my daily life throughout my childhood, I’d probably hate them myself–and be a Mets fan, like my son–but, given my life circumstanes, I am a diehard fan. Lately I’ve been thinking, tho, it’s not just the amount of money, but how the organization uses it. I know no other team has quite so much of it, but it would be interesting to see comparisons of team budgets. Do you know if that is possible, and if so, where to find them?
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