When the Yanks completed their series to forget against the Mets last night, I knew someone would write it, and of course, Ian O’Connor drew the short straw. Keep in mind that George Steinbrenner had not been well for some time and passed away at the age of 80 in 2010. Allow me then to present a non-inclusive list of things the Boss would have done if he were still alive.
If the Boss were alive…
- …he would not have suffered this week’s sweep silently. (Ian O’Connor, ESPN NY)
- …he would have fired Joe Girardi had the Yanks started the season off 0-3. (John Harper, Daily News)
- …he would have re-signed Rafael Soriano. (Lloyd Carroll, Queens Chronicle)
- …he would have signed Josh Hamilton, Russell Martin and Eric Chavez to multi-year deals. (SB Nation)
- …he would have fired A-Rod after the ALCS. (Mike Mazzeo, ESPN NY)
- …he would have fired everyone after the ALCS. (Filip Bondy, Daily News)
- …news of the Blue Jays’ off-season moves would have sent shockwaves from Tampa to the River Avenue El. (Wallace Matthews, ESPN NY)
- …he would care only about one side of the Pineda/Montero deal working out. (Wallace Matthews, ESPN NY)
- …he would issue an edict to sweep the Red Sox. (Kevin Kernan, New York Post)
- …he would have been impressed with how improved the Orioles were in April of 2011. (Hal Bodley, MLB.com)
- …he would have made Brian Cashman eat major crow over Cliff Lee’s signing with the Phillies. (Jeff Jacobs, Hartford Courant)
- …he would have won the AL East in 2010. (Dan Shaghnessy, SI)
Perhaps it’s time to put this tired trope to bed.
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