However, in all honesty, it's not that surprising. For years now the sports world has known that the accumulation of money and all-stars does not equal championships. Defense, teamwork and determination lead to championships, and it was blatantly obvious in this series that New York lacked all of the above.
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| In a surprising move, the Yankees benched Alex Rodriguez (left) |
It's one of the criticisms of the Cap Hit in baseball, or lack-thereof: Building a team of multimillionaires is not only a waste of money, it's a waste of time and of distributable talent. Now, this is not saying the Yankees are without talent, quite the contrary. Between Derek Jeter and A-Rod alone, they have enough for a good team with pieces around them that don't cost 200 million dollars, but these talents cannot work together as a
functioning whole worthy of winning the World Series.
The series showed that even against opponents they had an advantage on, their more than impressive personal stats meant nothing. If 245 home runs can only generate 3 runs in 39 innings, there is an issue. Despite this payroll that would make Mitt Romney blush, the Yankees are keeping with a very disappointing post season performance, failing to win 11 of the last 12 championships, making it to the World Series only three of those seasons. And, with Derek Jeter's broken ankle that could possibly take four to five months to heal, plus Granderson and Swisher's less than average performances, the Yankees troubles could definitely follow them into the next season.
If anything, the lesson to be learned is that money can't buy a baseball team, and the Yankees had to learn that the hard way.
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