3 Reasons Why the Yankees SUCKED in 2008
Posted on 23. Sep, 2008 by Nate in Starting an Online Business
It’s a sad day at MollerMarketing.com…
- Even though the Yankees have won six in a row and 9 of their last 10…
- Even though this is an historic year for the Legendary Yankee Stadium…
- Even though the Yankees had been to the playoffs consecutively since 1995…
Their chase for another playoff birth ended today as the “BOOOOOOO”ston Red Sox clinched the Wild Card spot with a 5-4 win over Cleveland.
So how does this tie in with starting an online business? IT DOESN’T (necessarily) but let me vent my frustration and explain dang it!
Here are a few pictures that describe the woes of our disappointing Yankee season:
AGE:
Joba Chamberlain will be a star; he already is a star. But he’s a young star, and he got hurt early on.
Mike Mussina, the future hall of famer, had a Hall of Fame season for sure with his 19th win. But come on, how old is this guy?
PASSION:
Was it just me or did it seem that that other team had more passion for the game this year? I had the lifetime opportunity to see these two rivals play at Yankee Stadium and they KILLED us 11 or 12 to 3. It was pathetic in every aspect: pitching, hitting, fielding!
A DAY LATE and a DOLLAR SHORT…?:
Hmm…not sure how I feel about this one. I never thought I’d say this but do all the stars on this team really have the inner drive to win a championship or are they motivated by the “bling bling”? It reminds me of the song, “…money can’t buy me love…”. In this case, it’s pretty obvious that money can’t buy them a championship either. Were the Yankees just “standing around” this year expecting to come back triumphantly? Why did they seem to turn on their A game when it was too late in the season? As ARod states:
The last two weeks we’ve shown the kind of baseball we can play…It’s just very unfortunate and frustrating that we weren’t able to put stretches like this together more often. It was a very inconsistent year for all of us. With the talent that we have in this clubhouse, that’s the way we should have played all year.” (ESPN)
So, there you have it, my take on the end of a less than par performance by the New York Yankees. Here’s how you can tie it in to starting an online business:
- Don’t let your quest for success with an online business ever get to this point. As your site gets older, it better get higher and higher up the Google charts;
- If you don’t have passion for what you’re doing from the beginning, DO SOMETHING ELSE!
- And, don’t get caught wasting your time standing around waiting for visitors and buyers to knock down your internet doors. “You gotta hustle!” as Gary V stated at Blog World Expo 2008. If you want to succeed and make money online, it’s going to take WORK! So get off your butt and start making things happen!
Stay tuned for exclusive interviews with some of my favorite bloggers from the Blog World Expo 2008 in Las Vegas Nevada. I had the chance to speak with and listen to Gary Vaynerchuk, Lee Odden from TopRankResults.com, Jeremy Schoemaker (ShoeMoney), Muhammad Saleem, Lorelle VanFossen, Michael Gray (Gray Wolf), Darren Rowse (ProBlogger), and Wendy Piersall (eMom).
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Dan Patterson
24. Sep, 2008
I don’t share your passion for the Yankees, but I do agree that BlogWorld was great! I’ll look forward to seeing/listening to some of your interviews!
Nate Moller
24. Sep, 2008
Thanks for the comment Dan. Passion is such a key part of running an online business or any business. I question a bit about the Yankees passion during the year. I’m still a die hard fan though!
My interviews talk about doing what you love quite a bit. Tune in soon and let all your readers know about them!
Russ
24. Sep, 2008
Frankly, this year wasn’t much different than numerous years’ past. The Yankees were just able to pull a comeback off late in the season those other years. But of course, in years’ past, they were only really competing with the Red Sox, one slot would go to the division winner and one would go to the Wild Card team, which was usually one or the other.
Now, you’ve got the Rays who have never been a contender and teams like Toronto and Minnesota showing some gumption again. The AL is getting more competitive. No more coasting for the Yankees until 2/3 of the way through the season. They have a bad habit of doing it. To top it off, their Triple A affiliate was in the Brickyard Classic (AAA championship). Essentially, they had a good squad of winning players who probably couldn’t get called up to make a difference because the Yankees are stacked with superstars.
Lots of lessons to glean from this that translate to marketing online.
- Big names can be overrated (Jeter’s good, yes, very good, but his greatness is a little exaggerated by the fact that he’s played in the post season most of his career and has dated about everyone in Hollywood)… he’s still good, just exaggerated good. Jose Reyes for example (also a short stop) bats the same for average as Jeter, but he had almost 50 more stolen bases this year. If Reyes gets on base, you may as well chalk it up as a double.
- Great talent is sometimes right under your nose, but you can’t see past the stars, the superstars.
- When unexpected competitors show up, sometimes it’s too late to play catchup, so play hard all year long…
Great post.
Nate Moller
24. Sep, 2008
AMEN Russ! and I really like Jeter!
I read a great book about the Oakland A’s, Moneyball, that said just what you’ve said – Great talent is sometimes right under your nose, but you can’t see past the stars, the superstars!
Some of the best players may not look like Mark McGuire, they may be a bit overweight (I mean, this is baseball where they’re not really expected to run that much!) But if you look at their on base percentage, there hits with runners in scoring position, and the “small things”, they are far better than most of the superstars out there.
I also really agree that the Yankees have to come to win EVERY DANG DAY! Too little too late is the theme of this years season!
Thanks for the great comment!
Russ
24. Sep, 2008
Baseball is changing. Fat guys are not going to be around much longer (in my opinion). There is much more emphasis on athleticism when the choice is between a .300 hitter and a guy who hits .260, but he’s athletic as could be, he’s the guy that’s going to win.
It’s like Jose Reyes. A single frequently turns into a double because he steals so many bases. Speed and agility are the name of the game.
Nate Moller
24. Sep, 2008
You should read that book MoneyBall! It’s awesome and is a great tie in with Baseball and Business – two of my passions!
Andrew Melchior
27. Sep, 2008
Looks like you Yankee fans will have a lot more time to sit around thinking about what household budgeting software you are going to be using this fall because you certainly won’t be worrying about if the Yankees are going to win their playoff game or not. It’s really a shame…GO BOSOX!!!
Nate Moller
27. Sep, 2008
This tempts me even more to create a t-shirt that says, “B” (Boston Red Sox Logo) stands for Bandwagoners! It’s funny how many “BoSox” fans there are now that they finally broke the curse.
So anyway, at least this fall I’ll have some time to do some tourism in Utah and watch some awesome College Football: I can’t believe that this last summer was my first time at Moab and The Arches. What a crazy weekend it’s been for those “BCS” teams…My in-laws did warn me that “Michgan was a ‘sleeping giant’ and that they used their bye week to really get things together with their new coach”. LOL It’s called skepticism about the quality of your team: poor Badgers! (hope they don’t read this
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I’m still a Yankees fan even though I know they’re not perfect! Next year has to be better! Thanks for the comment.
kyle
02. Oct, 2008
Yankees sucks, get over it
Nate Moller
02. Oct, 2008
Wow Kyle, that was a deep thought – you must be a Boston Fan: bad grammar, shallow mind, and Bang Wagoner!
Good luck!