nyk4ever wrote:this thread makes me laugh, gotta love what-have-you-done-for-me-lately fans
Its NY man. Yankees and Giant's recent success have raised the bar.
There is a list of teams that have never won a superbowl! Vikings 0-4 in visits over 53 years! Dolphins have not won since early in the Shula Era. The List goes on........We win 2 in the last 7 years and some fans are calling for heads at 0-2???
This team never had "Preseason contender" written on it. Same for yankees. As the season went on we lose 4/5's of the starting rotation and I thought finishing 4 games out of playoffs and above .500 was really quite good given the circumstances.
Just because the Yanks spend the money does not guarantee success. It means we don't build thru yoot and have to pay up for players. The Angels last year had a crazy payroll and it was a disaster, this year they are rolling. They PUjols and Hamilton!!! For what they pay them!!! But they also have some great youthier players that is the true backbone of the franchise.
Maybe this is their year. Maybe Next year A-rod returns in some fashion to salvage a reputation tarnished and shamed. One good clean season with good numbers could restore some of it.