Suzyn Waldman writes about the scene in Yankeeland after Game 3 of the 2009 ALDS -

The celebration on the field was pretty tasteful, considering they were not in their own “house.” The champagne celebration in the clubhouse was more subdued than the first one, as if, it was only a step towards much bigger champagne celebrations. The Yankees held a wonderful party in the hotel after the game…what struck me (besides the Dom Perignon) was how much this group actually likes each other, how the families like each other. I have never seen wives taking group pictures, players sitting together going over the game, watching the Philly-Rockies game, including everyone, at least not in THIS decade. Sing alongs at the piano…can you imagine…SING ALONGS at the piano!! Joe Girardi has built something very special in that clubhouse. By the way, if you read Page 6..(and what are you doing reading Page 6?) the stories of discord are “hooey!” Pure fiction.

So, does this mean: 2009 Yankees = 1979 Pirates?

And, if so, why was this not happening before “THIS decade”? (Still not sure I agree with that one, by the way. The Yankees seemed pretty close-knit in 2001 and 2003, no? Maybe Suzyn should have said “since 2004″ and not “THIS decade”?)