Travis and Caleb probably thought that I would not write this post today. I had high hopes for the Yanks, but all of those were dashed last night with a 6-4 win by the Indians. Cleveland deserved to win because, quite frankly, New York did not perform like a Yankee team.
Now it remains to be seen what the Yanks will look like next year as a team. Will Torre be back as manager? What about A-Rod, Rivera, Posada, Pettitte and Clemens? Will they and others opt to don colors other that the famed pinstripes in 2008? It all remains to be seen and really falls in the lap of one man -- George Steinbrenner. I think it is a safe bet to say that New York will be a different team next year.
Steinbrenner has already said that an early out for the Yankees this year would result in Torre's departure. Steinbrenner is a first-class idiot, but he does control the purse and the team.
If, in fact, Torre does involuntarily leave, who will manage -- Don Mattingly and Joe Girardi appear to be the leading candidates, but others are waiting in the wings. Only time will tell.
"This has been a great 12 years. Whatever the hell happens from here on out, I'll look back on these 12 years with great, great pleasure," the 67-year-old Torre said, his voice quavering as he tried to keep from choking up. "The 12 years just felt like they were 10 minutes long, to be honest with you," he added.
Love or hate the Yankees, Joe Torre is a class act. George Steinbrenner is an ass act.
Get some rest those of you who will remain on the New York roster, and whoever is at the helm, because more than likely baseball will play another season in 2008 and the Yanks will be in the thick of things.
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I thought of you when I heard those treasured words: Indians in four. I'm not a strict Yankee basher--the media that surrounds them drives me crazy. I really feel that Yankee management would a lot more reasonable if they didn't have the press reminding them of the Yankee way. It really makes me sad that they have bashed Rodriguez all year, marking him not a "true Yankee" and a "postseason failure", when, he had the best postseason of any of the Yankees. Kid November, Derek Jeter, was terrible, with no extra base hits, a few walks, and three times grounding into double plays (a crucial stat). This won't be remembered--instead, A-Rod will again be remembered as a bust, and not the best player on the team.
And I like the Indians. They're GM is smart--get good young talent, spend a little too much on them too early, but lock them up for a while. If they start to suck, you haven't suck that much money (less than a third of what the Yankees spent) and can find other cheaper talent. Very smart. My hope for the World Series: Rockies and Indians. Go Rox and Tribe!
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