2006-10-21 19:54:36 · 18 answers · asked by davinm23 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Well it was a lack of heart. They also lack pitching depth and need to focus more. They have the superstars, but not the heart of champions.
2006-10-22 15:45:12 · answer #1 · answered by billybobcowboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Combination of all three and then some. First and foremost, baseball is the only American sport where the defense (read: pitcher) has control of the ball. The Yankees had a great hitters line-up but their pitching rotation was constantly problematic. As far as the overconfidence question, I think that the NYY fans suffer year in and year out from that malady 100 times more than any one of the players, coaches or Mr. Torre. When you couple that with the jeers from those "fans" day in and out that were directed mainly towards A-Rod but not he alone, when the team was AT "HOME" IN YANKEE STADIUM no less, certainly has a negative affect on every single player in pinstripes. People like to say that Steinbrenner and Cashman are to blame for assembling a team of All Stars who are too egotistical to bond as a team. No one seems to consider that the "fans" themselves behave as if they are stockholders in the team and can "boo" a player off the roster if they are loud enough. Don't charge the Yankee players with a lack of heart. Turn that towards their "fans" who threw them under the bus.
2006-10-21 21:41:41 · answer #2 · answered by kaje 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was nothing that "happened" to the Yankees. They did the best they could and lost a short series. That's baseball. The 1929 Yankees could play the 2005 Kansas City Royals and lose a best of five series. And not just because they're a bunch of dead guys. A five or seven game series is not always won by the "best" overall team. It is won by the team that gets hot or gets a break here and there.
2006-10-21 20:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that once pro athletes sign a big, fat, lucrative contract, their performance is much more likely to decline. The Yankees are a classic example of this every year. They sign the baseball players that had their best years so they deserve the highest $$. And once those athletes have the $$, it's not such a big deal to win or lose anymore. I mean, sure I think that they'd still LIKE to win, but the additional incentive to play well ($$) is now gone.
2006-10-22 02:24:54 · answer #4 · answered by KT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Tigers' pitching happened to the Yankees. The Tigers overmatched the Yankees this year. Can't win them all.
2006-10-21 20:00:17 · answer #5 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the curse of George. And by George I mean the owner. In the late 90's he was winning champinships without the crazy payroll. In 2001 he Started buying his roster and hasnt won since. So the Baseball Gods dont like a team that is not a team and force them to lose. Like they do with the Cubs.
2006-10-21 19:58:26 · answer #6 · answered by rayking19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not the yankees god given right to win the series every year. they have bad chemistry and are pretty much a joke. any championship they win won't mean anything because they bought it. any team can be successful spending 200 million a yr in salary. pitching and defense and clutch hitting, proper team execution those are championship attributes like the early 90's team.
2006-10-21 20:07:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two things: Pitching and the Detroit Tigers.
2006-10-22 05:22:42 · answer #8 · answered by Js_5 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lack of heart
2006-10-21 20:17:01 · answer #9 · answered by Joho 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lack of decent pitching.
2006-10-21 20:01:41 · answer #10 · answered by Sunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋