Not a Yankees fan, but not really a hater either?

Question

I dont really have that strong of opinion about the Yankees, being a Rangers fan, but...

Does anyone else think it will be really strange not seeing them in the post-season? (I'm assuming here they don't pull some Yankee-esque stunt and win like 15 in a row and make it).

They have just been there for so long...I think it will be wierd if they don't make it...

your thoughts?

Answer 1

Like you, I don't have a particularly strong opinion about them one way or the other.  It *will* be strange if they don't make it, though. I can't help but wonder if years from now, someone will be like, "Oh remember when X won the World Series?" And I'll think, "Oh right... but they didn't have to play the Yankees in the Playoffs, so it's not the same."

Answer 2

Too be honest, Im not complaining.  I kinda wanna see a new team in the NL East make it for the change.  

Angels, White Sox, Red Sox and Rays.  Some new faces, some old.  Good mix.

Answer 3

i love the yankees and i know the reason why they aren't going 2 the playoffs and that is joe torre they dont have joe torre as a coach.  

Answer 4

1. a real baseball fan  ether is a yankee lover or a yankee hater

2. the yankees arent mathmatically eliminated from the playoffs so DONT COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH

3. your an idiot

Answer 5

I guess it will be weird. As a Red Sox fan, the Yankees & the Red Sox had some fantastic post season battles, especially in recent years. But to be honest, I don't mind that they wont be in the playoffs. It's something to laugh at, and if the Yankees were to be in the playoffs, I'd want them to at least be a decent team, not the terrible Yankee team that is playing now.  

Answer 6

I'm indifferent about the Braves (though I don't like their lackadaisical fans), and when they missed the playoffs after 14 years or whatever, I was only mildly surprised; I didn't think it was weird at all.

But it's still too early to count them out. Plenty of teams have come back from 7 down with 27 to play.

Answer 7

Ever since the "crack"down on roids and HGH the team has never been the same. That's what happens when multimillions of dollars are paid to players in the league.  

Answer 8

I was thinking the same thing earlier today after their loss to Toronto.  Realistically, they're not making the playoffs (even though the numbers don't say so officially), and I thought it's weird considering all the runs they had in the 2000s. Like you said, it doesn't really matter to me; I'm indifferent towards the Yankees being a Cubs fan. You can guarantee that they're going to make some big moves in the off-season to ensure they'll be back next year.

Answer 9

Well the Rockies did that last year so it could happen. But the Red Sox would have to fail too. lol Same here. Being a fan of the NL, I'm really indifferent, but it'd be weird not having them there.