A sickening congratulations

Well, I guess it's time for me to do the unthinkable. I will congratulate the New York Yankees for winning their record 27th World Series Title. I neglected to write a World Series preview due to the fact that I am an unabashed Yankee hater and because they were prohibitive favorites all year and in every playoff series. The series wasn't played overly well. The starting pitching was not exactly World Series caliber save Cliff Lee being Steve Carlton in Game 1 and AJ Burnett forgetting it was a big game in Game 2 (he quickly reaffirmed my belief that he stinks in Game 5 though). Half of the Phillies hitters decided not to show up for the entire series (Ryan Howard would have been more productive standing at the plate and not swinging. Maybe he could have driven pitch counts up that way).

I won't spend this time criticizing the Phillies and what they didn't accomplish. I'd like to commend the Yankees for the way they operate, especially this year. Instead of spending money recklessly on older free agents, Brian Cashman went after the upper echelon of free agents, namely CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira. In a sport where revenue sharing does occur and a majority of owners pocket their profits, the Yankees reinvest in the well-being of the team and its fans. I might not like the fact they can outspend every other team, but I admire them for having the wherewithal to do it. The Twins or Pirates could easily double their payrolls, but they have owners who choose not to do so. I also commend them for the fact that they are supposed to win the World Series every year. That's an enormous amount of pressure to put on a team yearly. But the players delivered this year after Brian Cashman and management delivered in the offseason. And when everyone delivers, good things happen.