Same Calendar Yankees’ Notes

1978, 1995 and this year 2023 have the same calendar.

Oh am I subjective concerning those previous baseball seasons, especially those of the Yankees.

I skip that, these 45 years later as on September 7, 1978, another Thursday, the Yankees began a 4 game series at Boston vs the first place Red Sox, trailing them by four games, in a win the one quarter division or go home situation that sadly is no longer and produced an incredible finish, one whose “pain” still resonates, but indeed a true, great baseball moment, as the Yankees held on (5-4) in a one game ‘off for the ’78 A.L. East title.

A 4 game sweep in the aforementioned 4 game series that began exactly 45 years ago tonight, catapulted the Yankees.

The Yankees went on to win a second straight and 22nd World Series crown.

Dare I write, Burleson 3rd, Remy first and Yaz up. If only he did what Edgar Martinez did 17 years and 6 days later in same calendar 1995 , namely “tune” runners Cora and Griffey Jr. to “last at bat,” the Yankees and advance to the ALCS, only to be 6’d by Cleveland.

That preceded 4 Yankees’ crowns in the next 5 seasons under their unappreciated manager Joe Torre.

2023’s Yankees story is they are but one game over .500, (going (8-1) in their last 9 games) behind 3 teams for one of 3 wild card spots (three too many!!), and six plus games from qualification.

Talk about not appreciated, Roy White, pictured above, was an integral part of the Yankees’ remarkable run to the ’78 crown.

He was a fine player and is a classy gentleman.