Sympathy for the Yankees Pt I

Kenny Rodgers Post Season Record for the Yankees

1996

New York Yankees

0

0

14.14

4

3

0

0

0

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7.0

15

11

11

2

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6

4

Jeff Weaver

	2002		New York Yankees		0		0		6.75		2		0		0		0		0		0		2.2		4		2		2		0		1		3		1
	2003		New York Yankees		0		1		9.00		1		0		0		0		0		0		1.0		1		1		1		1		0		0		0

"I hate the Yankees because they can buy all the good players." A lot of people talk like this and I even fell victim to guilt, because of this kind of thinking.

Then it dawned on me.

Kevin Brown
Carl Pavano
Doyle Alexander
Jose Contreras 5.64 2004
Octavio Dotel
Kyle Farnsworth 6 of 10 save opportunities successful in 2006. 3W - 6L
Ken Holtzman Remember him? 5.78 in 1977
Hideki Irabu - Remember Hideki I Rob U? 7.09
Randy Johnson ERA 5.00 2006
Tim Leary
Mike Mussina. What? Mike Mussina? But he's pitched pretty well for the Yankees. Except he's 1 - 2 with a 5.30 in Post Season in 2005 - 2006. Not good enough to win.
Denny Neagle
Kenny Rodgers
Ed Whitson 7.54 1986
Jaret Wright

These are just pitchers.

Yes, the Yankees buy a lot of good talent, but its so hard to pitch in New York that many talented players just fail.

I don't know who to root against in Sunday night's game. Weaver was woeful, but Kenny Rodgers was woeful until he pitched in the playoffs against the Yankees. Then he was great!

Neither one could pitch in New York. Now one of them comes off the scrap heap to win the World Series.

I don't care ... but don't tell me how easy it is for the Yankees to win. Its easy to buy good talent, but its hard to win in New York.