The confetti is gone from the Canyon of Heroes. The '09 New York Yankees are finished, their beaming fans simmer on success until spring. The hot stove will keep us warm through winter. Baseball's rumor mill never sleeps. Let's hit the links:
Opinionated observations,by a New York Yankees lifer,for the thinking fan
The confetti is gone from the Canyon of Heroes. The '09 New York Yankees are finished, their beaming fans simmer on success until spring. The hot stove will keep us warm through winter. Baseball's rumor mill never sleeps. Let's hit the links:
Waves of accolades wash over the World Champion New York Yankees. A winning induced fervor brings the Canyon of Heroes alive. The Big Apple embraces a fresh chapter in pinstriped lore. The page turns on bad news. Thorny issues fade. Let the good times roll.
Someone said, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." I'm reading Mike Vaccaro's excellent book, The First Fall Classic, which describes the events surrounding the 1912 World Series between the New York Giants and the Boston Red Sox. Vaccaro writes: "This was the peak of New York's grand newspaper wars... and there was no surer way to separate a citizen from his two pennies than to satisfy his baseball jones with huge scare headlines chronicling the collapse of the local nine."
Destiny was derailed Monday night in the City of Brotherly Love. New York's quest for their 27TH championship was thwarted courtesy of Cliff Lee, Chase Utley and A.J. Burnett. Lee was good but not great this time around. The Yanks had a chance until enigmatic A.J. took the hill. Burnett's razor sharp command from game two was history. Futility was in the mix.
Destiny is knocking on the door of the '09 New York Yankees. A dramatic ninth inning rally with two out, no one on, resulted in a 7-4 confidence buttressing win. A 3-1 series lead has the Bronx Bombers on the brink. #27 is on deck.
The New York Yankees used a customary power surge to silence the Philly phanatics in their home town band box Saturday night. The Bronx Bombers snatched back home field advantage from the formerly cocky Phils. Momentum switched sides.