^suppose the only difference in comparing Boston and the Yankees lately is that there is a good percentage of the Sox team that has won a ring or two recently. Of the Yankees group, there are only a couple players (Jeter, Posada, Rivera, think that's it?) were part of the team's past success. Of the Sox players, only Bay, Lowrie, Masterson, and the new guys in the bullpen WEREN'T part of at least one of the two wins. (Lowrie and Masterson may have received rings based upon playing a game or two in 2007, not sure).
Either way, saying 26 championships is certainly impressive, but holding out a win from 1927 certainly doesn't imply anything about the current team, and not even really about the franchise. Different players, owners, era, and pretty much a different game. It's about as useful as a Sox fan pointing out that the Sox won 5 out of the first 15 or so. Doesn't really play into the argument, but interesting trivia.
To break it into more modern terms, the Yankees have won 6 times in the past 46 years. I'm almost 28, they've won 4 times in my lifetime. Also probably fair to note that after the strike in 95, they added the Wild Card, which allowed a pair of teams to play in the playoffs without winning the division. Since the Yanks and Sox played in the same division the whole time, might have changed the numbers a bit had that been in existance earlier. 2004 wouldn't have happened without it, for example.
Time to stop living off of past success and put up a win, eh?
Really think that for long-term stability, the Yankees are going to have to step back at some point. They've had good excuses to do so the past 2 seasons, but can't bury the ego long enough to do so, and threw more money at the problem instead. May work in the short term, but doesn't make a stable franchise that way, and certainly helps them bleed money. The new stadium certainly will be a big help, but without the YES network, they'd have lost billions over the past few seasons.
That's something that makes me happy as a Sox fan; they've been successful at drafting and developing talent, and we're starting to get a strong young core of players to work around. When they make a splash in FA, it's to bolster a specific area, and mostly because they saved money with homegrown players in other areas. Bodes well for the team in the future, as long as they can bring up 1-2 successful players per year, they can keep the team young rather than overpaying for aging players that have their best behind them, and they have enough cash saved that when a special player comes along, they can still splurge and make the deal...
Either way, saying 26 championships is certainly impressive, but holding out a win from 1927 certainly doesn't imply anything about the current team, and not even really about the franchise. Different players, owners, era, and pretty much a different game. It's about as useful as a Sox fan pointing out that the Sox won 5 out of the first 15 or so. Doesn't really play into the argument, but interesting trivia.
To break it into more modern terms, the Yankees have won 6 times in the past 46 years. I'm almost 28, they've won 4 times in my lifetime. Also probably fair to note that after the strike in 95, they added the Wild Card, which allowed a pair of teams to play in the playoffs without winning the division. Since the Yanks and Sox played in the same division the whole time, might have changed the numbers a bit had that been in existance earlier. 2004 wouldn't have happened without it, for example.
Time to stop living off of past success and put up a win, eh?
Really think that for long-term stability, the Yankees are going to have to step back at some point. They've had good excuses to do so the past 2 seasons, but can't bury the ego long enough to do so, and threw more money at the problem instead. May work in the short term, but doesn't make a stable franchise that way, and certainly helps them bleed money. The new stadium certainly will be a big help, but without the YES network, they'd have lost billions over the past few seasons.
That's something that makes me happy as a Sox fan; they've been successful at drafting and developing talent, and we're starting to get a strong young core of players to work around. When they make a splash in FA, it's to bolster a specific area, and mostly because they saved money with homegrown players in other areas. Bodes well for the team in the future, as long as they can bring up 1-2 successful players per year, they can keep the team young rather than overpaying for aging players that have their best behind them, and they have enough cash saved that when a special player comes along, they can still splurge and make the deal...
That's all we need...
