[SteveR]

Oh well, better luck next year. I think this marks the end of the "Empire Era". It was a good era for the Yanks too;

1996 - 2007

4 World Series titles

6 American League Pennants

11 American League East Division titles

13 consecutive Post Season appearances (including 1995)

1173 - 767 Regular Season record


With so many players now free agents, including;

Posada,
Pettitte,
Mariano,
A-Rod (player option),
Clemens,
Abreu,
Molina,
Villone,
Vizcaino, and
Mientkiewicz,
and lets not forget the Yanks screwing Bernie before the season,
and Steinbrenner saying yesterday that Torre is not coming back,
I'd expect to see a very different team next year. Let's hope it's a good one, as next year will be the final year for Yankee Stadium. It would be nice to win one more in "The House That Ruth Built".