The next year they aren't even there. Like a farm team winning a championship one year and finishing in the basement the next year because the parent club robs them of all their good player.
Anybody else notice this?
2006-10-19 06:13:46 · 7 answers · asked by robert m 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I think the Yankees are still a dynasty... a declining one that is.
They overbid for free agents and still have enough talent to win the division, but they have way too many holes: not enough clutch hitting, pitchers are too old...
Actually this reminds me of the NFL, with the possible exception of the Patriots in recent years. Parity is a b*t*h. But didn't the Patriots also keep losing key people every year?
I don't really enjoy cheering for laundry.
2006-10-19 06:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by buaya123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is true to a certain point. Yes a different team has won the World Series every year for the last few years, but look at the playoffs and division winners. The Cardinals for instance, have won the NL Central for the last three years and got to the Series in 2004. The Yankees have won the AL East for the last 8 years in a row and made it the Series 5 out of the last 9 years, winning three in a row from '98 - '00. If there are "Dynasties" in MLB these are them. You can throw the Braves in there as well for their NL East Championships, 11 years in a row from '95 - '05.
The teams that have been winning the last couple of years sometimes just get rid of their because they can't afford them in their market, like the Marlins. Others just didn't have a good year.
2006-10-19 06:30:54 · answer #2 · answered by coachalbin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's why the Braves were in the playoffs 14 of 15 years, they play the one year and this would have been 15 if they made it.
That's why the Yankees have been in the playoffs for the last 10 years and winning the series 4 times.
There are teams that set themselves for the long haul and teams that don't. There has been parity lately, but we are about to enter the next dynasty, the Met dynasty. Reyes and Wright are both 23, Beltran is only 29, the farm system is stacked with pitchers.
2006-10-19 06:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by vertical732 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sports are no longer sports, but big business. It's only fair, to a point, because if the owners make big bucks, why shouldn't the players? Because there is so much money to be had out there for even mediocre players, you will rarely find someone who plays their entire career with one team. Players are constantly moving from this team to another. That can, and usually does, ruin the chemistry between players. Chemistry is not just liking each other, but knowing what each other will do in certain situations. Middle infielders are a prime example. The double play, done properly, is poetry in motion and is the result of some of that chemistry. The same between pitchers and catchers. Pitchers need to work with a catcher for a while to trust the pitches they call, and likewise, catchers must work with their pitching staff for a while to find out how good this guy's slider is, or whether he will throw one in the dirt when he gets nervous. I use baseball in my examples, becase I love the game, but the same can be said for any team sport. In order to function as a team, you have to trust and know your fellow team mates. Not like them, although that is great too, but at least know what they will do and how they will react during the game.
2006-10-19 06:59:01 · answer #4 · answered by springvalleykid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-05 00:17:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Such is the world of sports today.
2006-10-19 06:23:38 · answer #6 · answered by Chicken Jones 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEW YORK YANKEES.HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS IN BASEBALL.
AND THEY CHOKED
2006-10-19 07:48:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋