Every team reports to spring training with one goal in mind: make it to the postseason. Every team, that is, except for the New York Yankees. “World Series or bust” has been the mission statement since Babe Ruth first joined the club back when it called Coogan’s Bluff home.
Forty pennants and 27 world championships later, the organization and its fans are still hungry for more. The desire for October glory remains a thirst which will never be satisfied.
The team took fans on a wild ride last fall. Nightly thrills ended with the Yankees falling just one victory short of a date with their long-time October rivals in the annual Classic.