The Yankee blueprint

Interesting comment from a caller to Mike Francessa's radio show this morning; one that had Mike and me both nodding in agreement: The Yankee blueprint to draw 4 million plus fans to The Stadium, may not be the blueprint for winning a championship.

The Greatest Show on Earth in the regular season may not be the way to win the World Serious.

I guess I better get used to watching Willie Randolph's Metropolitans this month.

Meanwhile, Mr. Steinbrenner issues his statement (cue the Patton music):

"I am deeply disappointed at our being eliminated so early in the playoffs," Steinbrenner said in a statement issued Sunday by spokesman Howard Rubenstein. "This result is absolutely not acceptable to me nor to our great and loyal Yankee fans. I want to congratulate the Detroit Tigers organization and wish them well. Rest assured, we will go back to work immediately and try to right this sad failure and provide a championship for the Yankees, as is our goal every year."