It just occurred to me that it’s been almost 7 years since the Yankees last won the World Series. Awesome. I remember watching Game 7 of the 2001 World Series (on my birthday!) and my birthday wish was “I hope Arizona comes back and wins this thing.” WHAM — Rivera gets rocked, Arizona wins Game 7 and the series, the Yankees have slid into mediocrity since. And Joe Torre (whom I actually like) gets the boot. Could it really be that the Yankees’ chances improve without Torre? Hard to imagine, but I haven’t been following baseball that closely the past year or two, being occupied with EPL and Champions League fandom.