The Yankees Aren’t Bad, They Are Ordinary
The New York Times
The team views itself as a top contender, and still has its fair share of stars, but the reality is setting in that their payroll and pedigree can’t push them past their rivals.
BOSTON — He stood in foul territory down the right field line on Tuesday, back at the scene of his famous home run, long ago on a golden October afternoon. Bucky Dent, 69 years old, silver hair beneath his Yankees cap, had flown in from Florida to see his old team face the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park with the season at stake.
Suddenly a ball came roaring his way.
“They’re trying to kill me over here!” Dent exclaimed, but it was friendly fire from batting practice, a hooking liner by a Yankee that rattled around his legs. It turned out to be one of the hardest balls the Yankees hit all night.
