The New York Yankees secured their 13th consecutive playoff spot last night, destroying the Devil Rays 12-4. This marks the 12th playoff appearance since Joe Torre took the helm of the organization. This win also eliminated the defending American League champion Detroit Tigers from the possibility of reaching the postseason this year. The Yankees, who struggled throughout the first 1/3rd of the season with a 21-29 record prior to May 30 have gone 70-38 since. Several key pitching changes mid-season, coupled with Alex Rodriguez's career-season have propelled the Yanks into the spot of "team-to-beat" in the eyes and minds of most every other team in baseball. .....
What did I tell you, fellow Yankee fans? When will all these assholes that give fanship to the only baseball franchise worthy of watching a bad name realize their folly? The New York Yankees merely have the longest spring training in baseball. Literally, the entirety of spring. Nevertheless, I'm not counting any chickens yet, as when you look at that fantastic fact above you realize that the Yankees attaining a postseason spot is not great shakes. Only World Series Championships matter now. And while I think they have an even better shot this year than in the past several, seeing how this will probably be Torre's last season this may be our last shot for awhile. That is, of course, until Donny Baseball takes over next year and proceeds to win exactly 145 championships in a six year span, all with the power of his impressive mustache.
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Ha. Anyone who knows the Yankees knows that Don Mattingly will never win a championship in pinstripes. And so does Donny. He cries into my bosom every night about just such a fact.
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