Comments on: Did The Yankees Win The World Series Yesterday? http://bryanjoiner.com/2009/11/05/did-the-yankees-win-the-world-series-yesterday/ Soup for a story Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:13:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bryan http://bryanjoiner.com/2009/11/05/did-the-yankees-win-the-world-series-yesterday/#comment-973 Bryan Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:36:14 +0000 http://bryanjoiner.com/?p=820#comment-973 Well said. Well said.

]]> By: The Mza http://bryanjoiner.com/2009/11/05/did-the-yankees-win-the-world-series-yesterday/#comment-972 The Mza Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:29:53 +0000 http://bryanjoiner.com/?p=820#comment-972 It's not hate mail. I didn't want to write anything about the game, b/c after 2004, anything could be a jinx. This has been the most nerve shattering playoffs for me, and I don't mean that as a joke or a snide comment. The absurdity of those late-90s teams was the created expectations of continuous dynasty, which the organization itself bought into. When I ran down 9th avenue after the last out, a cab passenger stopped at the light rolled down the window and said go yankees. Back at the bar, clinking beers with the two yankees fans I know from school (again wtf, if there are so many Yankees fans, how come I dont know more of them?) was, for me atleast, a result of relief the victory brought than any celebratory toast. I will also say that the beer I had after the game was the most satisfying beer I've ever drank in my life. I wish this text box was larger, because watching Rivera lock it down again, helped those jitters from 2004 finally subside, and to this day, no writer has ever been able to capture what he means to the Yankees or to Yankees fans (possibly I suspect, because most writers aren't Yankees fans). But like Big Dood says, what can you do when they win? Why is it bad to show relief because the big bad Yankees won? How does a fan celebrate and act like an a--hole, knowing the expectations and costs of a $208 million payroll? I guess we'll leave that to the douches at the parade tomorrow. But for me i celebrate with quiet satisfaction of knowing that my team is the best one this year. Go Yanks. It’s not hate mail. I didn’t want to write anything about the game, b/c after 2004, anything could be a jinx. This has been the most nerve shattering playoffs for me, and I don’t mean that as a joke or a snide comment. The absurdity of those late-90s teams was the created expectations of continuous dynasty, which the organization itself bought into.

When I ran down 9th avenue after the last out, a cab passenger stopped at the light rolled down the window and said go yankees. Back at the bar, clinking beers with the two yankees fans I know from school (again wtf, if there are so many Yankees fans, how come I dont know more of them?) was, for me atleast, a result of relief the victory brought than any celebratory toast.

I will also say that the beer I had after the game was the most satisfying beer I’ve ever drank in my life. I wish this text box was larger, because watching Rivera lock it down again, helped those jitters from 2004 finally subside, and to this day, no writer has ever been able to capture what he means to the Yankees or to Yankees fans (possibly I suspect, because most writers aren’t Yankees fans).

But like Big Dood says, what can you do when they win? Why is it bad to show relief because the big bad Yankees won? How does a fan celebrate and act like an a–hole, knowing the expectations and costs of a $208 million payroll? I guess we’ll leave that to the douches at the parade tomorrow. But for me i celebrate with quiet satisfaction of knowing that my team is the best one this year.

Go Yanks.

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