How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Yankees?
The New York Yankees organization is an empire, without a doubt.
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It is the glittering pinnacle of baseball success that other teams aspire to. The team lays claim to being home to some of the best players to ever wield a hickory bat. Names such as Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, and now Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez will forever ring in the hearts of fans. With more world series rings in their possession than any other team in baseball, there is no doubt that the New York Yankees are one of the greatest teams in all of sports.
Or are they?
This current configuration of the Yankees is on a hot streak. They have won 10 out of their last 11 games, smashing homers, stealing bases, and shutting out their opponents in grand style. There are many success stories to be found in that massively talented line-up, from Robinson Cano's rookie debut to Tino Martinez's home run rush.
But these successes make it very easy to overlook a key error in the Yankee ownership.
These titans are just too old.
George Steinbrenner, the Yankees' ruthless multi-million dollar owner, is a man who demands a world series title every year. As such, he spends countless money to acquire who he believes to be the key man who can win him the championship. As such, he has splurged millions of dollars on young, hot talent like Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, and Carl Pavano.
But for every one of these bright prospects, the boss also lets go of solid players like Andy Pettitte, Jon Lieber, Javy Vasquez, Miguel Cairo, Nick Johnson, etc... for players like 35 year old Gary Sheffield and 42 year old Randy Johnson. Meanwhile, he lets young stars like Carlos Beltran slip away in favor of keeping rickety Bernie Williams in center, creating a hole the size of the grand canyon in his defense.
Not good.
It is impossible to deny the talents of Johnson and Sheffield. These two CAN win you a title. But what then? What about next year? And... no offense to old people... how long can they last?
Jeter, Rodriguez, Cano, Matsui, Pavano, Jaret Wright, and Jorge Posada are all young and fit enough to lead the Yankees into the future. But they are just 7 people in a squad of 25. the rest; Mussina, Johnson, Rivera... they are certainly still dominant but getting up there. And don't get me started on the aging Bullpen of Tom Gordon and Mike Stanton.
Even worse, in order to acquire said talents, the boss had to cut lose a number of hot prospects from the minors, prospects who are developing on other teams' staffs.
Yessir, the yankees can be built and chopped each year to win championships. But as each year of this policy goes by, the Yankees become less of a team and more a bunch of old guys who play together. How long can this team remain a success with that policy?
Just ask Real Madrid.
Wise up, George.
"Whee! I'm also a moron!"
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It is the glittering pinnacle of baseball success that other teams aspire to. The team lays claim to being home to some of the best players to ever wield a hickory bat. Names such as Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, and now Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez will forever ring in the hearts of fans. With more world series rings in their possession than any other team in baseball, there is no doubt that the New York Yankees are one of the greatest teams in all of sports.
Or are they?
This current configuration of the Yankees is on a hot streak. They have won 10 out of their last 11 games, smashing homers, stealing bases, and shutting out their opponents in grand style. There are many success stories to be found in that massively talented line-up, from Robinson Cano's rookie debut to Tino Martinez's home run rush.
But these successes make it very easy to overlook a key error in the Yankee ownership.
These titans are just too old.
George Steinbrenner, the Yankees' ruthless multi-million dollar owner, is a man who demands a world series title every year. As such, he spends countless money to acquire who he believes to be the key man who can win him the championship. As such, he has splurged millions of dollars on young, hot talent like Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, and Carl Pavano.
But for every one of these bright prospects, the boss also lets go of solid players like Andy Pettitte, Jon Lieber, Javy Vasquez, Miguel Cairo, Nick Johnson, etc... for players like 35 year old Gary Sheffield and 42 year old Randy Johnson. Meanwhile, he lets young stars like Carlos Beltran slip away in favor of keeping rickety Bernie Williams in center, creating a hole the size of the grand canyon in his defense.
Not good.
It is impossible to deny the talents of Johnson and Sheffield. These two CAN win you a title. But what then? What about next year? And... no offense to old people... how long can they last?
Jeter, Rodriguez, Cano, Matsui, Pavano, Jaret Wright, and Jorge Posada are all young and fit enough to lead the Yankees into the future. But they are just 7 people in a squad of 25. the rest; Mussina, Johnson, Rivera... they are certainly still dominant but getting up there. And don't get me started on the aging Bullpen of Tom Gordon and Mike Stanton.
Even worse, in order to acquire said talents, the boss had to cut lose a number of hot prospects from the minors, prospects who are developing on other teams' staffs.
Yessir, the yankees can be built and chopped each year to win championships. But as each year of this policy goes by, the Yankees become less of a team and more a bunch of old guys who play together. How long can this team remain a success with that policy?
Just ask Real Madrid.
Wise up, George.
"Whee! I'm also a moron!"
posted by Thomas at 1:14 AM
5 Comments:
such sporty posts, not any less enjoyable...just too sporty for a non-sporty-at-all kinda gal like me. I did understand what you were talking about, so that means you're a good writer! I tend to zone out on sport stuff :-)
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