Why haven't the Yankees won a World Series since '01 even though they BUY up some of today's greatest players?

Question

GO PHILLIES !!!

Answer 1

Because teamwork, not star players, win games

Answer 2

YES GO PHILLIES, yankees have weak farm system and repeatedly trade away top prospects for aging superstars

Answer 3

Money does not buy a championship team.  Players do, they have to preform at the top of their game at the highest level for each and every game during the post season.  You need the team chemistry on & off the field.  Money will get you the best players but not the best chemistry on the field or the club house. The players are human & are prone to human mistakes & ego's

Their is spring training to get ready for the regular season

The last 2 months of the regular season are training for the post season

Each round of the post season prepares you for the next round

Answer 4

here we go again with the same old S**t over again simple money cant buy you healthy and wont guarantee c**p

edit- To people who are saying Arid you people are stupid , arid cant pitch and he is only 1players its called a TEAM SPORT last time i checked, if the YANKEES cant hit or pitch its not going to happen

Answer 5

its because they're a bunch of talented millionaires, not a team.  

Answer 6

We have not won because we have the #1(Choke) artist in any sports playing 3rd base for us! The Yankees will not win with the CANCER A-ROD on the team!

Answer 7

1) Bad decisions on several long-term contracts

2) Don't have a lineup of "professional" hitters like they used to. The championship teams knew how to move runners over and do the little things you need to win games. Sitting back and waiting for homers usually doesn't work long-term.

3) For the most part can't pitch

4) No depth due to little minor-league development. If a big name gets hurt, who do they have to take his place? Nobody. Look at the teams from 10 years ago and while they had a big payroll they also had plenty of home-grown players. You can "buy" the pieces you want and win a championship (Marlins in 1998, D'Backs, etc.), but long-term you have to also be able to develop your own talent or when you make trades get minor leaguers in return who might someday become decent big leaguers.

Answer 8

Because it's A-Rod's fault.

Answer 9

the dbacks won in 2001!

its cuz of arod

Answer 10

cause the Yankees suck. and so does g*y-Rod.

Answer 11

cause they CHOKE under pressure !

and they're *******

Answer 12

Because money doesn't guarantee success, obviously.

Answer 13

Hey, A-Rod's a great player. I agree with the first guy. It's all about strategy and team work. The players are only a small part of the equation.

Answer 14

I love the fact that they were the first team to ever, in any sport, spend a billion dollars in payroll and not win a championship.  I should check my figures, it will go over $1.5B if they don't win this year.

Answer 15

They just don't have the team work or the chemistry to win anymore.

Answer 16

listen to the first guy

Answer 17

it's partly because of ineffectiveness on the part of the players and partly because of poor decisions made by management

the yankees tend to acquire veteran, established players, and by nature players get older and their numbers decline, and many times the yankees have been getting guys who are on the downside of their careers...that is on management and in particular brian cashman imo, to see that some of these guys are not what they once were, and therefore avoid them and save some of the talent in the farm system...obviously, some of these guys maybe just didn't produce, but i think a lot of the blame has to go to the guys who have been here for the entire dry spell, and the first finger needs to be pointed at the front office

Answer 18

too many injuries..and plus...the players they buy are hitters and not pitchers...they need pitching to really start winning like they used to do

Answer 19

Because they trade all of their prospects and always get old guys who get injured. Also A-Rod sucks in the postseason

Answer 20

Thats why I hate the yankees. They have all the greastest players in the league but still they can't do anything in the playoffs.

Answer 21

I don't put all the blame on A Rod even though his stats in post season aren't that great but what about the other 8 players in the line up.  

Answer 22

Huge payrolls dont mean u are one of the best teams. Look at the Devil Rays (im so used to calling them that) they have the lowest payroll of about 40 mil. and they are in 1st place. And the yanks are 8 1/2 games back i think. No chemistry too. Look at Damaso Marte, he was good with pittsburgh, but now he has an ERA a little over 7.25 since he joined them. They keep bringing in new guys and that certainly doesnt help their chemistry.

Oh, and btw, Go White Sox!!!!!!

Answer 23

They haven't won since '00.

Answer 24

I don't think its Arod because the Yankees (as in media and fans) put too much pressure on him. He's got like 25 home runs this year, why are you complaining??? its your pitching that's the problem.

yankees haven't won it since 2000 against the mets. fyi