Comments on: Young & Old Yankees Bloggers Share Thoughts http://waswatching.com/2009/02/07/young-old-yankees-bloggers-share-thoughts/ Holy Cow! We never take cannoli from a huckleberry. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: What was the State of the Yankees over the last five years? « Zell’s Pinstripe Blog http://waswatching.com/2009/02/07/young-old-yankees-bloggers-share-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-105591 What was the State of the Yankees over the last five years? « Zell’s Pinstripe Blog Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:04:23 +0000 http://waswatching.com/?p=10379#comment-105591 [...]      I shared my thoughts on the state of the Yankees over the last five years over at WasWatching.com. This is what I had to [...] [...]      I shared my thoughts on the state of the Yankees over the last five years over at WasWatching.com. This is what I had to [...]

]]> By: Patrick http://waswatching.com/2009/02/07/young-old-yankees-bloggers-share-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-105090 Patrick Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:29:55 +0000 http://waswatching.com/?p=10379#comment-105090 My pleasure, Steve. Thanks for asking.

My pleasure, Steve. Thanks for asking.

]]> By: larnov http://waswatching.com/2009/02/07/young-old-yankees-bloggers-share-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-105083 larnov Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:45:33 +0000 http://waswatching.com/?p=10379#comment-105083 I just saw this just now. I am of the over 29.(Way Over)..The State of the Yankees is just like it was during the 80s..Lots of big names but absolutely nothing to show for it. Also I see no passion in the team play. This year the Rays were so much more fun to watch and as much as I hate to say it, The Red Sox play the game with more passion, spirit and as a team than the Yankees have the past 5+ years.

I just saw this just now. I am of the over 29.(Way Over)..The State of the Yankees is just like it was during the 80s..Lots of big names but absolutely nothing to show for it. Also I see no passion in the team play. This year the Rays were so much more fun to watch and as much as I hate to say it, The Red Sox play the game with more passion, spirit and as a team than the Yankees have the past 5+ years.

]]> By: lisaswan http://waswatching.com/2009/02/07/young-old-yankees-bloggers-share-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-105080 lisaswan Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:34:18 +0000 http://waswatching.com/?p=10379#comment-105080 Sorry I missed the deadline for this - for some strange reason, I thought it was Saturday. Anyhow, I'm part of Group C for the first question, which makes Subway Squawkers part of the old bloggers group. Get off my lawn, you young whippersnapper Yankee fans! Anyhow, here are my thoughts as to the state of the Yankees over the past five years: The state of the Yankees? Isn't that New York? Seriously, two big problems the Yanks have had over the past five years have been the lack of good pitching, and the missing "all for one, and one for all" team spirit. Of course the pitching has dramatically improved this year. I hope the team chemistry issue does as well. There has been way too much divisiveness - both in the clubhouse and with the fans - between the dynasty Yankees, and the post-2000 acquisitions. And that needs to change. To paraphrase Rick Pitino, Scotty Brosius is not walking through that door. Paul O'Neill is not walking through that door. And while Bernie Williams would like to walk through that door, Brian Cashman is going to prevent him from doing so! At any rate, the Yanks need to forge a new identity, instead of it being the four-rings guys (the so-called "true Yankees" - oh, how I hate that phrase!) vs. everybody else. Alex Rodriguez, like it or not, isn't going anywhere. And Joe Torre isn't coming back - ever. I'd prefer to see the Yanks stop being one of those lightbulb jokes. You know, like how many Yankees does it take to change a lightbulb? Two: One player to change it, and one to complain that the lightbulb wasn't as good as the one from 1998. Lisa Swan SubwaySquawkers.blogspot.com

Sorry I missed the deadline for this – for some strange reason, I thought it was Saturday. Anyhow, I’m part of Group C for the first question, which makes Subway Squawkers part of the old bloggers group. Get off my lawn, you young whippersnapper Yankee fans!

Anyhow, here are my thoughts as to the state of the Yankees over the past five years:

The state of the Yankees? Isn’t that New York?
Seriously, two big problems the Yanks have had over the past five years have been the lack of good pitching, and the missing “all for one, and one for all” team spirit. Of course the pitching has dramatically improved this year. I hope the team chemistry issue does as well.

There has been way too much divisiveness – both in the clubhouse and with the fans – between the dynasty Yankees, and the post-2000 acquisitions. And that needs to change.

To paraphrase Rick Pitino, Scotty Brosius is not walking through that door. Paul O’Neill is not walking through that door. And while Bernie Williams would like to walk through that door, Brian Cashman is going to prevent him from doing so!

At any rate, the Yanks need to forge a new identity, instead of it being the four-rings guys (the so-called “true Yankees” – oh, how I hate that phrase!) vs. everybody else. Alex Rodriguez, like it or not, isn’t going anywhere. And Joe Torre isn’t coming back – ever.

I’d prefer to see the Yanks stop being one of those lightbulb jokes. You know, like how many Yankees does it take to change a lightbulb? Two: One player to change it, and one to complain that the lightbulb wasn’t as good as the one from 1998.

Lisa Swan
SubwaySquawkers.blogspot.com

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