Love the Yankees?

Kathleen Iverson Posted: Nov. 6, 2009

Twenty-seventh heaven. Congrats Yankees. The Brewers are right behind you in World Series wins. Just give them 27 years (or 26. Do we count the Braves win in 1957?) and we’re there.

Do the Yankees deserve the same adulation that other teams get when they win the World Series? Did they buy their way to a win? Inquiring minds want to know. Look no further. The answer is right here…

I’ve been doing my homework and listening to all (ok…one) of the sports broadcasts’ arguments both supporting the team and those dogging the Bronx Bombers for buying the win. Surprisingly, I’m actually going to defend the Yankees today. Granted, you assemble all of today’s best players on a team and you mix the winning potion, but nothing’s guaranteed.

The beautiful thing about baseball is that it truly is anyone’s ballgame. Look at the Brew Crew’s run at it in 2008. An unassuming team can always be a contender if the equation works out in the end and the stars are aligned. I will root for the underdog in most scenarios, but there’s something to 25 guys coming together, working hard and winning it all – no mater how much they bankroll for payroll. Hmmmm, maybe that could be a Haiku?

So, the Yankees have A-Rod, Jeter, Damon, Sabathia etc. I get it – it’s the dream team of baseball, but do they not deserve to win when even these guys had to figure out how to put ego aside-ish and work together?

That baseball game’s not winning itself. You HAVE to work together to achieve a win. Basketball is a little different. The star of the team can hit the court and post 40 points night after night.

Speaking of the star of the team, my husband and I went as Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom for Halloween. Did you really think I would write this column and NOT discuss Halloween? Just the pictures posted on Facebook the next morning were enough entertainment to get me through an entire pot of coffee. Here we are at the party. Don’t I look tall?

Do you have any idea how hard it is to hunt down a Laker’s jersey in Milwaukee? Apparently even K. Bryant isn’t a crowd fave here. The point is, we attended a reality show-themed Halloween party that drew characters such as Rachel Zoe and her assistant, Brad; Bubble Boy; a fab Beauty and the Geek combo; a preggers Heidi Klum sans Seal and a rep from MTV’s Making the Band who lost his facial hair in the punch mid party. I don’t think the pictures are public and well, that’s probably a good thing, but it was to say the least, hy-to-the-sterical.

Now that the Fall Classic is put to bed, we look forward to a prosperous holiday season and move from holiday to holiday. The highly-anticipated red cups are at Starbucks and I would bet 50 percent of the city has already ingested a Peppermint or Egg Nog latte or four. Let the season begin and let us all start to give thanks for college basketball. We all need something to get through the NBA season...Go MU!

Congrats Yanks and until next year…the Sports Bubbler thanks you for your click throughs.

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Love the Yankees?