David Lennon
David Lennon is an award-winning columnist and author who has been a staff writer at Newsday since 1991.
From the moment Andy Pettitte threw that opening pitch to Lance Johnson way back in 1997, the Subway Series always has been more of a burden for the Yankees. Even when the Bronx dynasty still was in its formative years, and Bobby Valentine's Mets were on the rise, the Yankees carried the weight of history, the Ruth-Gehrig-DiMaggio baggage, all those titles.
Losing to their Flushing rivals, in any capacity, was unthinkable -- for their players, their bombastic owner, and especially the fans.