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Nick Soulis · 06-03-2024, 06:47 AM

The dominance of the New York Yankees is one of the stark realities of the history of the game. As we now have played over 100 series and especially in the last section, this truth is simply undeniable. The Yanks are now 12-2 in series they have participated in In the section four more Yankee powerhouses from throughout their history showed their class.

The 1936 team upset the 1971 Athletics as Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth out shined Reggie Jackson but it was Lefty Grove who pitched brilliantly in the win. The 1950 Yankee club swept the 1978 Royals with Yogi Berra proving to be the best player on the field. Casey Stengel also lead the 1958 club to another sweep, this one over the 1989 Indians to no ones surprise. Finally Joe Torre and the 2001 Bombers swept the 109 loss Blue Jays team without much of an effort as Derek Jeter and Alfonso Soriano showed young legs among many star performers.

In other action, the cursed 1986 Boston Red Sox seemed to remain cursed as they drew the mighty 2005 Cardinals in their series. The Red Sox however fought tooth and nail in an excellent series that would go the distance. Jim Rice hit a huge three run home run in game seven and Oli Can Boyd inspired everyone with his heart and guile. The 1927 Pirates lead by manager Donie Bush made sure people remembered them as they disposed the 1947 Senators easily in five games. While the champion 1971 Pirates put away the 1931 White Sox with Roberto Clemente hitting .500 in the series and showing up big in an important series again.

Both the 1984 and 1985 Oakland Athletics advanced defeating much weaker opposition as their star in both battles was Dave Kingman who bat was on fire. The first baseman becomes the fourth player to win MVP in two series. In the biggest upset of the section, the 1939 Tigers came back from a 1-3 game deficit to defeated Terry Francona and the 2010 Red Sox in seven games. The Red Sox scored a ton of runs and had a 6-6 game by Jacoby Elsbury but ultimately could not close out the series mostly due to a very poor bullpen.

Finally we saw a home run hit in this section that will not soon be forgotten or topped. Andy Carey of the 58 Yankees hit a measured 554 foot home run at Yankee Stadium, it could of course only be a Yankee who would hit such a mammoth shot.

The Legend is real.

06-03-2024, 06:47 AM	#137
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,224	Recap Series 101-110 The dominance of the New York Yankees is one of the stark realities of the history of the game. As we now have played over 100 series and especially in the last section, this truth is simply undeniable. The Yanks are now 12-2 in series they have participated in In the section four more Yankee powerhouses from throughout their history showed their class. The 1936 team upset the 1971 Athletics as Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth out shined Reggie Jackson but it was Lefty Grove who pitched brilliantly in the win. The 1950 Yankee club swept the 1978 Royals with Yogi Berra proving to be the best player on the field. Casey Stengel also lead the 1958 club to another sweep, this one over the 1989 Indians to no ones surprise. Finally Joe Torre and the 2001 Bombers swept the 109 loss Blue Jays team without much of an effort as Derek Jeter and Alfonso Soriano showed young legs among many star performers. In other action, the cursed 1986 Boston Red Sox seemed to remain cursed as they drew the mighty 2005 Cardinals in their series. The Red Sox however fought tooth and nail in an excellent series that would go the distance. Jim Rice hit a huge three run home run in game seven and Oli Can Boyd inspired everyone with his heart and guile. The 1927 Pirates lead by manager Donie Bush made sure people remembered them as they disposed the 1947 Senators easily in five games. While the champion 1971 Pirates put away the 1931 White Sox with Roberto Clemente hitting .500 in the series and showing up big in an important series again. Both the 1984 and 1985 Oakland Athletics advanced defeating much weaker opposition as their star in both battles was Dave Kingman who bat was on fire. The first baseman becomes the fourth player to win MVP in two series. In the biggest upset of the section, the 1939 Tigers came back from a 1-3 game deficit to defeated Terry Francona and the 2010 Red Sox in seven games. The Red Sox scored a ton of runs and had a 6-6 game by Jacoby Elsbury but ultimately could not close out the series mostly due to a very poor bullpen. Finally we saw a home run hit in this section that will not soon be forgotten or topped. Andy Carey of the 58 Yankees hit a measured 554 foot home run at Yankee Stadium, it could of course only be a Yankee who would hit such a mammoth shot. The Legend is real.