Damn Yankees

By Espy
Any day the Steinbrenner Monster falls short in the playoffs is a good day and the Yankees being eliminated in the ALDS by the Texas Rangers made Friday a REALLY good day. I will not claim to have predicted this upset, but I've been following the Rangers on the side for the last few years and really like the team they've put together.
They can thank the Braves for two of those key components, shortstop Elvis Andrus and super reliever Neftali Feliz, who along with three other players were shipped West when the Braves rented Mark Texeira for a few months three years ago. Texeira is now with the Yankees -- hahahahahahahah -- but was hurt and not on the roster for the end of the Texas series.
Imagine what the Braves' future would look like now if they had Andrus and Feliz now, but the Texeira move was a bold one that just didn't pan out; no use crying (too much).
Hopefully the Giants will make it a two underdog World Series by finishing off the fat Phillies.
Born a National League man I almost always back the NL team in the Series, but this year will be an exception.
Go Rangers!
By the way, the Yankees opened the season with a team payroll of over $206 million and added some expensive reinforcements; the Rangers came in at $55 million and change. The Rangers actually cut more than $12 million off their payroll from the previous year, though they did trade for the terrific (and soon to be a free agent) Cliff Lee.
Once again, go Rangers!