Another Day To Reflect

On this date for the past 8 years or so I have found myself thinking about the completion of a Yankee season today is no different.I remember the first Yankee and Red Sox preseason game.The tickets for the game being played in Florida were for about 1500 dollars.The big reason was because Arod who was suppose to be a Red Sox became a Yankee to the shock of everyone by the mere coincidence that the 3rd baseman the Yankees thought would be starting the season Aaron Boone injured his knee while playing pick up basketball.When it was clear Boone was through for the season the Yanks were in a quandry out of the blue Arod was approached and landed in a trade that sent Alfonzo Soriano to Texas for the best player in baseball.The Yankees had pulled of an incredible coo for all off season the Red Sox thought it was a done deal.The only fly in the ointment was the player association would not allowArod lower his contract to fit into a Boston uniform.So Brian Cashman general manager of the Yanks asked Arod's agent Scott Boras if Arod would like to play 3rd base and play for the Yankees.Now the rest they say is history. Since the baseball season has been over I have come to the conclusion exactly what the heck happened against the Red Soxhttp://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=134320.Here is my take on it.The at the outset had a team not constructed to win a tough best of seven series.After last year's loss to the Marlins in six games the Yankees wound up in a position of having to dealing with a depleted pitching staff. With Andy Pettitte the team's 21 game winner and David Wells a post season stalwart for years gone,the Yanks were indeed in a deficit for quality pitching. As the season began most of the pundits agreed where is the pitching?Who could blame them.The roll call was not that of post season quality.There was Javier Vasquez,Kevin Brown,Jose Contreas and Mike Mussina.That my friend is slim pickings.Mussina in 2003 had pitched well in Game 7 of the ALCS thanks to his awesome rellief performance he was able to hold the Red Sox at 4 runs and gave the pinstripes a chance to comeback and win their 39th pennant.However the rest of the guys KB, JC,JV, were untested in the big games for the Yanks.
The 2004 season rolled on without too many telling signs until the Yankees built up a 10 1/2 game lead every thought two things 1) the Red Sox were dead 2) Yanks were going to roll to their 7th straight division title.They,who ever they are,were wrong on both counts.After the Red sox cut the Yankee lead down to 2 games it looked like the Yanks were going to copy one of the worst collapse in baseball history. Just as a sidebar here is a funny post i put in to my fantasy football message boards.

Since baseball ended with a Red Sox dagger to the pinstriped heart and the Giants are an odd lot and the Knicks are clowns and with the next Ranger faceoff frozen in midair what else is there?But an unofficial Monday Night Football update from Ct Demo-----IT looks this way Mark is in @66 points . Jason needs Marcus Robinson to get 15.5 to tie .I need 25.5 from Marvin Harrison to tie.Ron is looking for 31.6 from Edge to tie.Sean needs a 44.9 from Mr Culpepper to tie.At this point if anyone gets 66 plus points they should win.Either way it should be an interesting night.If I misled anyone with inaccurate info please let me know, you can reach me at www.whatdahellis goinonhere.com