When to the sessions of sweet silent thought...
Yankee hearts are heavy today. Saint Joe may soon be tossing a different bowl of pasta. Mariano is talking about testing the market ("I think we should see other people..."). An era is ending in the Bronx for sure, and with that in mind I thought it might be nice for those fans of the interlocking NY to look back at some more pleasant moments in Yankee history, moments from back in the day when, you know... the Yankees won the World Series every single year:
October 9, 1928The Yanks finish off a four-game sweep of the Cardinals to win their second consecutive and third overall World Series championship. Babe Ruth sets the Reggie Jackson prototype, hitting three home runs, while Waite Hoyt goes nine innings to finish off the Cardinals 7-3 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.
October 9, 1938
One decade later and the Yankees are up to their old tricks - namely, sweeping the World Series. This time the victim is the Cubs, the venue is Yankee Stadium, the score is 8-3 and the complete-game-throwing pitcher is Red Ruffing. This was a transitional Yankee year - young DiMaggio was in center, but the Iron Horse still prowled first base, although his health was rapidly waning. The next season would begin with "I consider myself... (self... self...)", and end with another World Series sweep and the first of three MVP awards in the career of the Yankee Clipper.
October 9, 19581958 seems like a transitional year for all of baseball in retrospect. The Bums had left Brooklyn, and the Yanks would complete a ten-year period in which they won the World Series seven times. In nine of those ten years, the Bombers were in the World Series. The Yankees of that time remain the most powerful dynasty pro sports has ever known. The '58 World Series against the Milwaukee Braves was no pushover, however - it went to a seventh game, played on this day 49 years ago at County Stadium in Milwaukee. The score was knotted at 2 going into the eighth when the Bombers exploded for 4 on an RBI single from Ellie Howard and a home run from Moose Skowron. Bob Turley, the '58 Cy Young-winner, was heroic in relief of Don Larsen for the Yanks. Frank Torre was the Braves' first baseman.
October 9, 1961
Mantle, Ford, Berra, Howard - this show had been running forever and still drew raves. Today in 1961 they won the World Series over the Reds in five, blowing the Reds off their own Crosley Field, 13-5. The Yanks scored five in the first and never looked back. Ralph Terry was shaky earlier (Mazeroski still in the rearview mirror for ole Ralph), but Bud Daley came in to masterfully right the ship. The injured Mantle didn't even play - the unlikely big hitter on the afternoon was left-fielder Hector Lopez, who hit a home run and had five RBI's.
6 Comments:
theres alot of FA this year on the yanks.
i know jorge is too.
i think cano and melky is.
Arod has the opt out.
i think Andy does too.
and dont forget roger.
but i may be wrong.
Cano and Melky will be back as they're young so the team controls their rights. You're right on the other guys though. Certainly Clemens won't be back. Also I don't think he's getting a new Hummer for this "retirement".
Mariano would fit nicely into the end-of-career-go-across-town mold. And the Mets need bullpen help. Might be kind of cool.
I can't think about this stuff...my heart is sad today. Yet, I will say this and I say it with sadness. I spoke to Jorge Posada and he is going to be testing the market also. What people have to understand is that Latin Players are into loyalty to a team that they play for. So when Cashman was like, we are going to wait until the year is over to talk contracts it is a slap in their face those who have been loyal. I would probably look around also. How sad it is.
Man the Yanks rebuilding. It's a heavy concept. Does George even remember how to rebuild? And who the HELL is going to hold Torre's espresso cup? Jim Fregosi?
I'm sad too. The interesting thing is that George is, for lack of a better way to put it, a drooling idiot these days. Who is doing this rebuilding, and will the younger Steinbrenners work it like 'ol pappy did.
Personally, I'd like to see Posada stay, but I won't be too bothered if ARod or Pettite leave. I think that signing Mariano for a 4 year extension or something would be a mistake, even though a team on the open market will surely give him what he wants. Lets see some new blood, and not just the most expensive FA on the market "because we can." Let's see Cashman really earn his paycheck this offseason.
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