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September 06, 2003

The Yankees' Worst Nightmare

That's right. The Boss is angry. So angry, he's talking about cleaning house if the Yankees don't win it all this year. Is there a sweeter thought than that?

Brian Cashman has built an amazing powerhouse of a team. Joe Torre has done a great job managing it. The sad fact is, with three rounds of postseason play the team that wins the World Series has to rely on luck as much as skill to close the deal. The Yankees have done that as well as anyone under Torre, yet Steinbrenner still isn't happy. His competitive fire is what has helped make the Yankees what they are today, but it could also be their undoing. If the Yankees don't take the Series, and it's pretty good odds they won't, Steinbrenner could ruin a very good team in short order.

Will he be that stupid? It's too early to tell; besides, the Yankees certainly could win the Series this year. But it sounds like their run of titles has made Steinbrenner forget about some of the hard facts of baseball. It would be a shame if that led to his wrecking his own team again. (OK, it wouldn't break my heart, but I'd rather see the Sox beat the Yankees straight up.)