Ross Douthat has a fine post – from a Red Sox perspective, no less – on the decline and fall of the New York Yankees. For the first time in what seems like a generation the Pinstripers won’t be playing in the post-season. Buster Olney explains why in terms of trades and drafts here. Messrs Douthat and Olney make some very pertinent points.
But, as I dare to suggest, in a piece I wrote for the New Republic last year, can it really be a coincidence that the age of Bush has coincided with eight years of Yankee failure (ie, no world Series triumphs)? I think not. The Bush administration’s bad karma has leaked into the Bronx and somehow turned the Bombers into a baseball version of Bush’s presidency…
The Clinton-era Yankee dynasty was remarkable for one thing above all: These were Yankees you could love. Or at least not hate.
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