Just thought I would practice that now, nice and early, for when it happens this year and the Yankees upset the world and take out the almighty Tigers in the playoffs. Not one season (other than those rough years in the 70’s and 80’s) can you ever count out the Yankees. Obviously, their payroll demands some form of attention, whether it be from the national press (i.e. ESPN, or USA Today), or thousands of fans spread out all over the country, waiting to get their turn to write about their beloved Yankees.
Overall, you should see the same things as years past. Everyone exaggerating the performance (or lack there of), early on in the season, to find that they have played themselves into a race for first place in the AL East. Ahhh, to be a New York Yankee. The whole world watching your every move, good or bad, and judging it due to their own standards and morals. That must be tough until the paychecks arrive. Along with a thick skin, a large bank account, and hundreds of people willing to do anything for you at the drop of a hat, comes FAME. Some players, like the one and only Derek Jeter, have seemingly no problem with it. Others, like–ohhh I don’t know–Randy Johnson, seemed to have a hard time.
Regardless, it is Spring Training and every team is preparing the World Series parade in their fantasies. But only one team does it for real every year, your New York Yankees! Name me one other team that has the chance EVERY year to go to the playoffs (besides the old Atlanta Braves) and have a legitimate shot at winning it all.
I am glad that this is a site dedicated to the almighty Yankees, and can be delivered from a bias point of view. Let’s face it, is there any other way to be a Yankees fan, but biased? How can a lifelong Yankees fan look at any other team in the league and not think “inferior?” We would have to play baseball another 100 years, and have some other team be as good as the Yankees for that entire time, for the Yankee proud to even consider them in the same sentence as their Yankees.
For example, the major league baseball team from Boston has had a couple of good years. To think that their 2 World Series wins is impressive, let’s compare that to the almost 30 that the Yankees have won (we won’t even get into the total number of World Series appearances total, that would be ridiculous). So being a die-hard Yankees fan has it’s perks, and comes with it rivals. However, to know that for at least the next 100 years or so, the Yankees are still going to be the best baseball has to offer, whether you want to discuss history or this year’s team, they are just the best. Period. Sorry Boston, you have had enough regular season and post season beatings to understand. Really you have. Congratulations on your 2 World Series victories in the past few years, seriously, but you don’t need to tell us how it feels. Would you like to know how it was to win our 25th World Series?
