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We certainly know how some Yankee fans feel about the baseball season so far, but what about The Boss? George Steinbrenner, the Yankees principal owner released a statement yesterday, supporting manager Joe Torre and general manager Brian Cashman. Steinbrenner's statement said:
"The season is still very young, but up to now the results are clearly not acceptable to me or to Yankee fans. However, Brian Cashman, our general manager, Joe Torre, our manager, and our players all believe that they will turn this around quickly. I believe in them. I am here to support them in any way to help them accomplish this turnaround. It is time to put excuses and talk away. It is time to see if people are ready to step up and accept their responsibilities. It is time for all of them to show me and the fans what they are made of.It is indeed early in the season, but the old Steinbrenner, the one who didn't speak through press conference, would be fuming at his team, no matter how early it is in the season. Of the six games the Yankees played against the Red Sox, the Bronx Bombers only won one. They're also last in the American League East and are one of the worst teams, record-wise, in all of baseball. Steinbrenner can find comfort that his team still garners most of the headlines on the sports pages. Nevermind that they are for the team's poor play.
Time, and the Yankees record, will tell how much faith Steinbrenner has in Cashman, Torre, and his players.
Photo of Joe Torre, George Steinbrenner, and Brian Cashman at spring training in 2005 by AP/Tony Gutierrez
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unless they get clemens, it will be more losing, and this team will be altered dramatically.
Someone pointed this out on WFAN over the weekend: The Yankee's period of failure and frustration followed the departure of Don Zimmer.
The "old Stienbrenner" went away with the stroke. Does anyone wonder if he's still really running the team day to day? Or as much as he used to anyway? I wonder who's really in charge these days.
Every day the story on the TV and in the newspaper is how the Yankees haven't won a world series since 2000. Big freakin' deal! That doesn't make them special, that makes them just like the other 24 teams that haven't won since 2000! Oh, wait a minute...the Yankees aren't like other teams. *gasp* They are the most elite team in all of sports!
The Yankees NOT WINNING is not a news story, it's a joke and a pleasure to witness.
the yankees represent everything thats wrong in baseball. overspending - buying their way into the playoffs every year. they have no heart (except for jeter)! just lots of money. bring real revenue sharing and salary caps to baseball the way they have it in football and baseball will have integrity. the yankees have zero integrity and no class whatsoever and it's pathetic to see masses of clueless fans falling for this scam.