But of all the teams that scuffled through April, none is more fascinating than the Yankees ? who wound up the month four games under .500 and 6½ games behind the first-place Orioles. Here are the ominous facts that apply strictly to them:
No Yankees team had been that far out of first after April since 1984. That team finished third, 17 games behind the Tigers.
No Yankees team has ever entered May that many games out and then come back to finish first.
And George Steinbrenner will really enjoy hearing that the 1979 Pirates are the only team since 1935, according to the Newark Star Ledger's Ed Price, to stumble out of April more than three games under .500 and still survive to win a World Series.
Hi. I'm the 2000 season. I'm the last time the Yankees won a World Series.
Hi. I'm the 2001 season. The last day of my season was the end of the Yankess dynasty, because they didn't win a championship, thus ending the streak of three championships in a row.
haw can a season from the past type?
and how can it be another season at the same time?
you know, if the Yankees played 500 ball from here on out, they'd still only be 4 games under 500.
if einstein had your math skillz he would have postulated string theory 20 years ahead of everyone else.
semantics, the yankees flat out suck and they dont appear to be in a position to improve much. kevin brown is awful. randy johnson is old and injured. bernie williams is a shell of his former self. pavano had one good season his entire career. giambi is garbage now that he's off steroids. they have the worst minor league system in the majors.
what big name aging superstar are you gonna pick up next year?
This argument is the equivalent of potsie mocking the fonz for not getting laid one night out of the year.
One, yeah, Carl Pavano had only one good season... and it was last year. On top of that, his entire career? He's younger than you!
Two, how is the worst in the minor league system? We still have over 150 players on our active minor league rosters. THey still perform, they still learn. THey teams do good.
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24th out of 30.
Yeah i'm gonna take stock in a list that has the cards as its last place team, last i checked they had the best record in the NL.
its not about the majors, its a listing of minor league systems.
30. St. Louis Cardinals
Good thing big league team can rake, because Cardinals’ only significant talent is on mound.
The Yankees and Red Sox never have a good farm system because they always just trade them away for talent. The small market teams always have the best minor league talent. I didn't check the link, but I'd imagine that Milwaukee and Tampa Bay are well up on that list.
the red sox have an amazing farm system at this point in time.
21. Boston Red Sox
World Series championship wasn’t built on farm system, and improving talent remains thin.
sportsline power rankings......
14. New York Yankees - A $200 million franchise will now rely on kids -- albeit the few good ones in a near-vacant system.
2005 American League Standings
EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10
NY Yankees 50 41 .549 - 29-19 21-22 510 471 Won 3 8-2
Boston 50 42 .543 .5 25-18 25-24 504 453 Lost 3 4-6
Baltimore 50 42 .543 .5 27-20 23-22 449 428 Won 1 5-5
Toronto 45 47 .489 5.5 23-20 22-27 448 401 Lost 2 3-7
Tampa Bay 32 62 .340 19.5 20-26 12-36 422 574 Won 3 4-6
CENTRAL W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10
Chicago Sox 62 29 .681 - 31-15 31-14 439 350 Won 5 7-3
Minnesota 49 42 .538 13 27-22 22-20 408 375 Lost 2 3-7
Cleveland 48 45 .516 15 22-23 26-22 418 386 Won 1 2-8
Detroit 44 47 .484 18 21-24 23-23 410 403 Lost 2 7-3
Kansas City 32 60 .348 30.5 19-27 13-33 399 509 Lost 1 5-5
WEST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10
LA Angels 56 37 .602 - 27-19 29-18 437 367 Won 2 5-5
Texas 47 44 .516 8 27-19 20-25 502 467 Lost 2 5-5
Oakland 47 45 .511 8.5 30-17 17-28 428 407 Lost 1 7-3
Seattle 41 50 .451 14 22-24 19-26 394 403 Won 2 6-4
2005 National League Standings
EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10
Washington 53 40 .570 - 30-14 23-26 374 382 Lost 2 3-7
Atlanta 53 41 .564 .5 29-14 24-27 443 364 Won 1 6-4
Philadelphia 48 45 .516 5 29-20 19-25 448 442 Won 2 6-4
NY Mets 46 46 .500 6.5 27-20 19-26 402 390 Won 1 5-5
Florida 45 46 .495 7 25-22 20-24 415 414 Lost 3 3-7
CENTRAL W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10
St. Louis 60 32 .652 - 31-16 29-16 469 349 Won 5 8-2
Chicago Cubs 47 45 .511 13 24-22 23-23 427 405 Won 2 6-4
Houston 45 46 .495 14.5 30-14 15-32 381 374 Won 1 6-4
Milwaukee 45 48 .484 15.5 26-17 19-31 412 398 Lost 1 6-4
Pittsburgh 40 52 .435 20 21-23 19-29 373 438 Lost 2 5-5
Cincinnati 38 54 .414 22 27-23 11-31 458 540 Lost 1 7-3
WEST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10
San Diego 50 43 .538 - 29-18 21-25 421 405 Lost 1 5-5
Arizona 46 49 .484 5 23-25 23-24 422 501 Won 2 4-6
LA Dodgers 41 51 .446 8.5 23-23 18-28 393 440 Lost 1 2-8
San Francisco 40 52 .435 9.5 20-27 20-25 412 472 Lost 1 6-4
Colorado 32 59 .352
the phillies and everyones given up on them making the playoffs, thats just harsh.
good luck with that pitching staff
good luck with catching the phillies with your star center fielder who cant steal a base.