The Marlins won? Yawn...

I was interested to hear your take on the series. I really think this was the worst Yankees team to make the Series out of the past 10 years (in terms of postseason ability). Frankly, I didn't think they could have beaten any of the four teams from the National League this year (well, maybe the Braves, who have an even worse team winning when it matters).

The Yankees offense clearly became ineffective when it mattered, and the Marlins play small-ball much better. Beckett ended up being the best pitcher in the series, and Penny was the second best. That's what it came down to.

I wonder what the Yankees will look like next year.

I can't say I'm a Marlins fan year-round. I once was, but that was until 1997 and we all know what happened after that.

But I'm a fan again not because they won, but because they were the best team. Say what you want about the Yankees, but the image they convey is one of a group of individuals, not a cohesive unit.

The Marlins could have lost the trophy and still been winners, when you consider the fact they were so far down early in the season, they had no-names on the roster and their fate was uncertain even until the start of this season. They pulled it together as a team, faced adversity together and then proved the improbable to be true.

The Yankees are a group of supremely talented individuals this year. In years past, especially in the recent years when they've won titles, they've been a group that acted with one purpose. This year, it was too easy to see the fact that there was very little unity.

I don't give a damn about TV ratings. If you can't appreciate the saga of a team overcoming monumental adversity to beat the Goliath of the league, you have no concept of what team sports is about or what the elements of drama are.

But Jeter is still a god. I don't care what anyone says.

The Marlins got into the post season through the wild card. Because of their terrible start they did not win their division.

Just curious how people feel about this. Does it add excitement or cheapen the regualr season? I think it adds excitement. Don't get carried away (NHL,NBA) where everybody gets in and the regular season really doesn't mean much.

Art

What a wonderful post-season with a bizarre ending; the Marlins must be one of the least-expected Champions ever. That Boone home run is probably going to be the Yanks' version of Bobby Thomson's or Carlton Fisk's: epic homers for an ultimately losing team that in the end had more effect than anything the World Champions did.

Speaking of perspective: as amazing as the Yanks have been during this run, do you know that Jeter still hasn't cracked the top ten in WS hits? He's one good Series away from catching Ruth, Elston Howard, Gehrig, Rizzuto, McDougald, Bauer, and a couple others, though. Just some indication on how hard it is to make the Yanks' leaderboards in anything.

And just as a side note, the Red Sox did win a world championship when Teddy Ballgame was alive: He was 12 days old when the Sox beat the Cubs in 1918.

My bad on the Williams stat. Thought I'd looked that up previously. Well, you get my point. And Yaz isn't getting any younger.

So the New York Sissies lost. Whatever
happened to blocking the plate? I'm not
watching any more of that for about five
years. I'll stick with boxing, real
wrestling, and martial arts, where real
men and women compete -- and are
punished when caught using steroids.
And some football, too.

now you're just being mean... understandable after your team loses, I guess. Don't take it out on the Red Sox that you lost. It's a lot easier to be a Yankees fan than a Red Sox fan, just like it's probably a lot easier to be a Kentucky or a Duke men's college basketball fan rather than a Syracuse fan. Yes, Syracuse winning this year wasn't like all the championships those teams have won, but it was pretty damn sweet, yes? That's all we're asking for, a little bit of that sugar for us. It's time!

As we say in the Red Sox Nation: we'll get 'em next year!

"Those guys" are named Juan Pierre, Luis Castillo, Pudge Rodriguez, Miguel Cabrera, Jeff Conine, Mike Lowell, Derrek Lee, Alex Gonzalez (the Bill Mazeroski of 2003), Juan Encarnacion, Brad Penny, Carl Pavano, and Josh Beckett. They came into Yankee Stadium without a curse to blame for losing, so they looked Mystique and Aura, and slapped them like the nightclub dancers Curt Schilling talked about. Congrats Marlins, and sorry, Mr. Torre, because the Boss is fixing to send you to the unemployment line, something you really don't deserve.

C'MON IT WAS FLORIDA!!!!!!!!!!

$180 million, losses in two of the last 3 World Series...couldn't even make it last year....How do you spell F-A-I-L-U-R-E????

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Go back to your wrestling career Zimmer!

Cowboy Up. Zimmer Down.

u cannot possibly compare vikings-packers, sixers-celtics with yankees-redsox....the years of futility the sox have, the hatred of the yanks, the storied rivalry, and the different time period we live in would trump anything the yanks do...you are exactly right, it is if, not when...but if they do, then god bless america.

No, I can comapre dynasties to championship futility to point out how ridiculous a claim it is to say one winning celebration would be bigger than an even more exaggerated 26. As if we never toasted a drink to any of them, as if final outs were recorded when everyone was alseep, as if parades weren't held on the most famous parade route in America.

For my money, regardless of the teams involved, I think baseball is well served by the low-budget team beating the big-payroll goliath. It goes to show that with smart, timely moves; and with good scouting and player development there is a way to win the Big One (tm) other than the spend-spend-spend modus operendi of teams like the Red Sox, Mets, Dodgers, and- der- the Yankees.

Still, that said, I'd really like to see a real, honest salary cap in baseball. It works pretty well for football and basketball. Though imperfect, I believe that the more even playing field makes for... er... a more even playing field.

On the other hand, the thought of a Tampa Bay - Milwaukee series chills my blood. ;-)

Whats worse then a Yankees fan?

A defensive Yankees fan.

Paul you show your true colors here, all I have heard from the Yankees fans the last 3 days are how they have 26 WS rings. It's always nice to live in the past when the present sucks huh.

You guys have $180 million dollar payroll and can't get it done. Then just like the Cubs fans who want to blame a loss on some poor slob in the stands, you want to blame it on the hitting coach.

What a bunch of fucking losers!

Yeah, I don't think Paul has been too bad (except not mentioning the names of the Marlins who shut down his beloved Skanks, with the exception of Games 2 and 3). Also, who cares about Aaron Boone's homer? I'm sure Boston fans would trade Fisk's homer for a World Title. However, he gave credit to the Marlins, and to be honest, they deserved that title. Hopefully, all 500 rabid fans of the Marlins won't have to suffer through 6 more long, agonizing seasons before winning a World Title.