It's a special time of year in baseball. It's the push for the World Series and the Yankees are knocked out of contention. As a fan of the game and opposer of spoiled, rich franchises you've got to be feeling good about the postseason. Sure you favorite team may not have made the playoffs or even came close to winning their division, but at least a new, deserving team on the rise to stardom has an opportunity to win. The Angels took care of business in Anaheim Monday night to capture the league championship series and doing so against Randy Johnson. If anything Boston must be cheered up after being swept against the White Sox. They despise the Yanks more than anyone.
The power trip of this rich empire created by George Steinbreiner is stopped... rather put on hold until next season. I guess losing for a change can be a humbling experience. The spirit of Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle didn't serve as a good luck charm in the Yankee's outcome. Maybe these overrated punks will learn not to be so beheaded and arrogant from now on by basking in the glory of fame and winning history of the franchise. Just because their multi-million dollar name appears on numerous jerseys and bats, which are sold for profit and then allegely cut up and slapped on baseball cards doesn't make them the best players. As the Angels and White Sox battle it out for a spot in the World Series, maybe the Yankees will realize something important: teams don't get accustomed to winning, they strive to the be the best and that offering to sign some kid's ball for $100 is absurd. Young fans know a sham when they see it. Players shouldn't be greedy, but just enjoy playing the game and making fans happy. So long Yankees until 2006.
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