tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847582287202851228.post584092016344009379..comments2023-05-29T09:01:11.628-05:00Comments on SportsKarma: The Importance of Facial Hair: Why the Yankees May Never Beat the Red Sox AgainEseDaVincihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08527418777318859034noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847582287202851228.post-16359139387936385312008-08-22T11:47:00.000-05:002008-08-22T11:47:00.000-05:00You're right, individuality really is the key here...You're right, individuality really is the key here. A player forced to succumb to a certain archaic set of rules is only being set up for failure. <BR/><BR/>Another key component is the "weight of the franchise". In any other ballclub, winning is taken in with humility and as a sign of progress. <BR/><BR/>In NY it is a standard. The Yankees win. (at least that's what they peddle to players in Yankee Stadium)<BR/><BR/>The inability to accept winning and losing cycles as part of your ballclub's progress makes for an insurmountable amount of pressure. If they lose, they are dowsed with hatred from NY media and management. If they win, they were "supposed" to win. There's the rub.<BR/><BR/>I will leave with this quote from "Office Space" that I believe is extremely appropriate to the Yankees demise...<BR/><BR/>"That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled; that, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired."<BR/><BR/>DaVinciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com