And if the Yankees win it all?

Mike Lupica thinks his warped views are shared by everyone else:

"And the Yankees could not find a way to get Randy Johnson out of Phoenix. And if they don't win it all, this will be remembered as the season when one of the great baseball pitchers of all time wanted the Yankees, the Yankees desperately wanted him, and the richest organization in all of world history had nothing that interested the last-place Diamondbacks."


First of all, acquiring Randy Johnson certainly wouldn't have guaranteed the Yankees a World Series title.

Secondly, it should be obvious that the Yankees didn't desperately want Randy Johnson.

Thirdly, let me ask Lupica the accompanying question: What will this team be remembered for if they win the World Series? Gee, let me guess. Overpaid millionaire mercenaries who merely did what they were supposed to do.

Lupica playa hates if they lose and playa hates if they win. The Yankees are failures if they win the World Serires and failures if they don't.

Funny thing is, Lupica seems to think his opinion actually matters. He thinks Lupica view is your view. Lupica has officially decreed "How the Yankees Will Be Remembered." It's unbelievably arrogant and ignorant.

He's clearly pulling for the Red Sox (can barely contain his excitement with phrases like "it won't be easy!" for the Sox to win the East), yet he also wants to believe that he's the True Voice of Yankee Fans. He speaks for all the True Yankee Fans who are absorbed with Steinbrenner Hatred, Big Money Backlash, Puppy Love for David Cone and Paul O'Neill. Sure, the Yankees are winning, but winning is Joyless with these mercenary strangers in the pinstripes.

Hey, Lupica: Don't tell me how I'm going to remember this season.

Speak for yourself.