It's good to be Rob
Life is great right now, if you're Rob Daniels. Your beloved Orioles are in first place, thanks to an awesome offense. And the team you loath the most, the hated Yankees, are struggling mightily, 6.5 games back. For the love of Paul O'Neill, they just got drubbed by the D-Rays!
Here's something else that's bound to make Rob smile. It's the epilogue to a new book called The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty, by former NY Times writer and current ESPN multi-media star Buster Olney. It takes you quickly through all that has transpired since Game 7 of the 2001 Series (the "last night" referred to in the title) when The Yanks blew a ninth-inning lead and lost to the Diamondbacks.
According to Olney, we're in the midst of watching the Yankees repeat their mistakes of the '80s, when an out-of-control Steinbrenner bought up all sorts of talent without any understanding of how it would fit into a team. Does that mean there will be another dozen or so years before the Yankees win their next World Series. Speaking for all Yankee haters out there, let's hope so.
Ahh, good times.
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Don't count the Yankees out yet! George Costanza is having regular meetings with Steinbrenner on the subject.
Posted on May 4, 2005 7:03 PM
Ken Rosenthal of The Sporting News brought up a great point: The only time the Yankees have had a productive farm system during the Steinbrenner era was in the early 1990s when he was suspended.
But since The Boss has been back, he's right back to meddling with personnel decisions, which is how they ended up with Kevin Brown, Jaret Wright, Jason Giambi, etc. They've also depleted their farm system with dumb trades and poor drafts.
Posted on May 10, 2005 1:55 PM