I miss the George Steinbrenner-run New York Yankees. There was no denying two things: they were going to out pay you in the offseason and outplay you in the postseason.
The last time the Yankees embraced the good ole’ Steinbrenner mentality was 2009, when they signed CC Sabathia (seven-years, $161 million), Mark Teixeira (eight-years, $180 million) and A.J. Burnett (five-years, $82.5 million) in the same offseason.
Guess what happened? They won the World Series the same season, the first at new Yankee Stadium.
They haven’t been back since.