However, the first part of this years baseball season (before the all-star game) was less than spectacular. After the all-star is another story. Steady Jeter, Posada and Matsui were finally joined by the highly touted but yet lacking A-Rod, who, apparently, thought it was about time to be a team player. Even still, his batting performance was somewhat lackluster finishing at .286 during the regular season and a much better but still expected .365 in three post season series. He does sport a .305 career average. He also is a publicity hound unlike his self-effacing teammates. Derek Jeter ended the season with a .334 average and has a .317 career average. Always a class act. Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui, Robinson Cano - all others fit into that category also.
A local sports editor, Tom Haudricourt, appears to be the quintessential Yankee basher. Lately his comments focused mostly on the fact that the Yankees, although playing by the rules according to him, bought this championship. He even goes as far as saying that the Yankees bought their first championship by hustling the Bambino away from Boston. How could he besmirch the beloved, but sometimes errant, Babe Ruth? Of course, he mentions nothing about how some college football coaches are recruited by universities in the same manner.
For me, nine years to wait for the next championship is way toooooo long. Oooooh, did I celebrate the victory Wednesday night. First by winning a tennis doubles match at a local club. Goes without saying one has to join the guys for a few pints and then watching the remainder of the 6th game of the world series come to a most favorable conclusion.
No matter the argument, I still enjoy listening to 'Ol Blue Eyes singin' about the big Apple. Hope you do too.
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