FISH? When did the YANKEE PLAYOFF RUN END?
And how about that RED SOX playoff run of 1 in a row.
MANY new Boston fans can only relate to the beer they drink around game-time. Ask many people with a Boston cap on of the score and they have no clue even if there was a game being played that day.
Perhaps you misunderstood.
I'm not arguing that higher salaried rosters increase chances for success. Thus my admonition that more teams need to step up and finance their teams at a rate that's higher than the median
IOW, If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Im still trying to gauge Yankee fans thoughts on their team and how they themselves percieve their team
Their playoff run will probably end this year.
I do know they havent won a title since 2000........and in all liklihood will not be doing so for many years to come.
But these are answers I know.........Im still trying to gauge Yankee fans thoughts on their team and how they themselves percieve their team..........the thead is 100+ replies old now and no straight responses.
Lots of Red Sox bashing and salary cap issues though........
....these days dealing with the Red Sox dominance.
The Red Sox fan almost enjoyed playing second fiddle to the Yankees for nearly 90 years, but it seems that the last 4 years your typical Yankee fan is really, really hurting with the recent success of the Red Sox combined with their teams inability to claim a title.
I see it when I attend Yankees games here in Tampa, the jeolosy for the Red Sox is so obvious.
At this time, the Red Sox are a LOT more likable bunch as a whole to their fans than the Yankees are to theirs...........they love Jeter, Posada, Riveria, but other than a few others, they have a real hard time relating to their team in my opinion.
Yankee fan would love to have a young Youk, Pedroia, Elsbury, or Papellbon. I guess Chamberlain can possibly feel that role in time.
Not my intent to bash the Yankees or their fans with this thread.......just making what appears to be an obvious observation. Would love to hear a Yankees fans reply to this in an unbiased way as possible, which I know is tough to do. I also think Theo is much more respected than Cashman by their teams respective fans.
MLB has rocked steady with inequitable local demographics since at least the year 1920.
Every year in the past 87 years there's been about a shorter list of teams that had a legit chance to play in October than there were teams you were confident would not play in October.
But unlike the 1920-1968 range when only two teams in 16 (then 20) played in October with maybe six to eight being forecasted as having a chance; we are now up to where eight of 30 play in October, with a solid 12-18 having a legitimate shot every April.
I for one like having at least 20-30% of MLB teams in April being viewed as non-contenders for playoffs. They are the cannon fodder for the real contenders.
And don't pretend the NFL is much different.
Salary cap and all, come September there will be at most about 18-20 teams we view as having post season chances and a good 10-12 who we can be pretty confident will be home in January.
The cast of NFL postseason teams over the past eight years hasn't varied all that much either.