• The Post-2001 New York Yankees

    Posted by on October 9th, 2011 · Comments (9)

    Here’s how the Yankees have done over the past 10 seasons:

    Rk Year W L W-L% Finish Playoffs R RA
    1 2011 97 65 .599 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-2) 867 657
    2 2010 95 67 .586 2nd of 5 Lost ALCS (4-2) 859 693
    3 2009 103 59 .636 1st of 5 Won WS (4-2) 915 753
    4 2008 89 73 .549 3rd of 5   789 727
    5 2007 94 68 .580 2nd of 5 Lost LDS (3-1) 968 777
    6 2006 97 65 .599 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-1) 930 767
    7 2005 95 67 .586 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-2) 886 789
    8 2004 101 61 .623 1st of 5 Lost ALCS (4-3) 897 808
    9 2003 101 61 .623 1st of 5 Lost WS (4-2) 877 716
    10 2002 103 58 .640 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-1) 897 697
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 10/9/2011.

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    And, here’s how the Atlanta Braves did in the first 10 years of their “post-season run” -

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% Finish Playoffs R RA
    2000 Atlanta Braves NL East 95 67 .586 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-0) 810 714
    1999 Atlanta Braves NL East 103 59 .636 1st of 5 Lost WS (4-0) 840 661
    1998 Atlanta Braves NL East 106 56 .654 1st of 5 Lost NLCS (4-2) 826 581
    1997 Atlanta Braves NL East 101 61 .623 1st of 5 Lost NLCS (4-2) 791 581
    1996 Atlanta Braves NL East 96 66 .593 1st of 5 Lost WS (4-2) 773 648
    1995 Atlanta Braves NL East 90 54 .625 1st of 5 Won WS (4-2) 645 540
    1994 Atlanta Braves NL East 68 46 .596 2nd of 5   542 448
    1993 Atlanta Braves NL West 104 58 .642 1st of 7 Lost NLCS (4-2) 767 559
    1992 Atlanta Braves NL West 98 64 .605 1st of 6 Lost WS (4-2) 682 569
    1991 Atlanta Braves NL West 94 68 .580 1st of 6 Lost WS (4-3) 749 644
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 10/9/2011.

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    So, have the Post-2001 Yankees become the Atlanta Braves of the 1990′s? 

    You can make a case for it – both reached the post-season 9 out of 10 times and only won one ring.

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    Comments on The Post-2001 New York Yankees

    1. clintfsu813
      October 9th, 2011 | 7:20 pm

      The post 2001 Brewers and Rays would kill for this amount of “failure”
    2. 77yankees
      October 9th, 2011 | 8:51 pm

      The 1991 Braves weren’t coming off four World Championships in five years, and five league pennants in six years.
    3. Steve L.
      October 9th, 2011 | 10:10 pm

      clintfsu813 wrote:

      The post 2001 Brewers and Rays would kill for this amount of “failure”

      They would kill for a $200 million payroll too.
    4. Steve L.
      October 9th, 2011 | 10:12 pm

      77yankees wrote:

      The 1991 Braves weren’t coming off four World Championships in five years, and five league pennants in six years.

      Fair point.

      But, let’s also be fair – those “four World Championships in five years” Yankees were supported by a cadre of players brought in by a different Yankees front office. And, this post-2001 Yankees team, for the most part, has been the baby of the Yankees current GM.

      As Jeter is fond of saying, “It’s not the same team.”
    5. Raf
      October 9th, 2011 | 10:46 pm

      Steve L. wrote:

      But, let’s also be fair – those “four World Championships in five years” Yankees were supported by a cadre of players brought in by a different Yankees front office. And, this post-2001 Yankees team, for the most part, has been the baby of the Yankees current GM.

      That same cadre sandwiched a WS win with 2 first round exits. One in which they blew a 2-0 series lead in a best of 5 series. And the WS win was courtesy of the Stein family checkbook signing Cone, Gooden, Strawberry, Rogers, and using their tremendous financial advantage to pick up Cecil Fielder, Tino Martinez, Charlie Hayes, among others… ;)

    6. Raf
      October 9th, 2011 | 10:51 pm

      FWIW, the Braves had Glavine, Maddux and Smotlz starting those postseason games.

      They also had acquired Pirates ace Denny Neagle in 96. It may not seem like much now, but it was a big deal at the time.

      So much for starting pitching being the key to winning the playoffs :D

    7. 77yankees
      October 9th, 2011 | 11:03 pm

      @ Steve L.:

      Well, remember, that same front office, driven by Boss George, could have traded Jeter for Bryan Harvey, Bernie for Harold Baines, and Mo for Felix Fermin.
    8. LMJ229
      October 9th, 2011 | 11:09 pm

      Raf wrote:

      And the WS win was courtesy of the Stein family checkbook signing Cone, Gooden, Strawberry, Rogers, and using their tremendous financial advantage to pick up Cecil Fielder, Tino Martinez, Charlie Hayes, among others…

      Yeah, just like 2009.
    9. Raf
      October 9th, 2011 | 11:30 pm

      LMJ229 wrote:

      Yeah, just like 2009.

      Every year since 1973.

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