Why Joba, A-Rod, Melky, Pettitte, or any other Yankee was not Responsible for the Yankee Turnaround
by Pean
I want to start this out by saying that I am not superstitious. To quote the great Michael Scott from NBC's The Office last night....I'm a little "sticious".
The power of the Bud Diesel
I would like to think that baseball games are determined by the players, but unfortunately they are not. I wrote a stupid article back in early June entitled
I'm a Sucker for Advertising and Sports Branding. It chronicled how I went food shopping and bought a 24oz can of Bud Diesel, even though I despise regular Bud. I bought it because it had Yankees branding on it. Anyway, that evening on June 3rd, the
Yankees sat at 23-30, coming off a brutal loss to the
Boston Red Sox the night before. The Yanks then beat Boston that night, and went on a nice 9 out of 10 run. Noticing I perhaps had a good luck charm on my hands, I kept the Bud Heavy in the fridge (despite questions of why it was still there). Since I've had it, the Yankees completely turned around their season and went 69-37 (which is probably tops in the majors since that period) on their way to making the playoffs. Sure,
Joba is a lights out bridge to
Mo,
A-Rod is the MVP,
Andy is a bulldog,
Damon is healthy, and
Melky and
Robbie bring tons of energy -- but I would like to think that I had more to do with the success. I expect a WS share when the time comes.
Sure, you can laugh at me all you want, but I also came across this today via homerderby.com:
"The Mets have been in a tailspin since September 14. Which happens to be the day their mascot, Mr. Met, was named to the Mascot Hall of Fame. Did all those Mets fans voting for Mr. Met use up the team's mojo?"
Anyway, should the Yankees win it all, I might have to bite the bullet and down it, or pour it over my head or something. Might make a great Youtube video.
