The Yankees, as seen from New Jersey-----"Blame Boss"

Wednesday, May 4, 2005
By BOB KLAPISCH
SPORTS COLUMNIST

"From general managers to the scouts, from talk radio to the bloggers, the Yankees fueled the major league's gossip-engine on Tuesday. No one could tear themselves away from the stunning lineup changes, and whether the Yankee empire is indeed collapsing...."

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"...The Yankees are in danger of turning into a collection of separate acts; watching them will be like a trip to the circus. The concept of 25 players functioning as a well-tuned machine is so far in the past, hardly anyone remembers it.

That's the price George Steinbrenner is paying for years of chasing older, expensive players. Everyone saw the crash coming - except The Boss. That was never more apparent than the last off-season, when Steinbrenner insisted on acquiring Randy Johnson, when his lieutenants begged him to take Carlos Beltran instead.

If ever there was a time for Steinbrenner to flood the market with his millions, it would've been for the free agent center fielder - precisely the player the Yankees needed in the post-Bernie Williams era...."

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Sorry - couldn't resist

:evilgrin:

"I had a friend was a big baseball player
Back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool boy
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside sat down had a few drinks
But all he kept talking about was

Chorus:
Glory days well they’ll pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl’s eye
Glory days, glory days"