| This is the last year of the decade, and as a | | | | the Florida Marlins. Still, the Yankees have made |
| result, it might be time to start reflecting on the | | | | the playoffs in every year of the decade except |
| past 10 years. It should be interesting to see how | | | | for 2008, and they won the AL East division in |
| the 2009 season ends up. At this time, the | | | | every year except for 2007 and 2008. |
| baseball season is in the midst of the league | | | | While they've definitely made some big name |
| championship series in both leagues, and the | | | | signings in recent years, you also have to admire |
| Yankees lead the Angels by a score of 2-0, while | | | | the fact that they've remained steady with |
| the Dodgers and the Phillies are all tied up. | | | | certain long lived players, like Derek Jeter, Mariano |
| As such, the Yankees may very well make a | | | | Rivera, Jorge Posada, and Bernie Williams before |
| case for team of the decade if they should find a | | | | he retired. They've also gone through a second |
| way to break through and win the World Series. | | | | manager in Joe Girardi, and seem to have avoided |
| Should the New York Yankees be worth | | | | the struggle that so many teams experience |
| considering for team of the decade? | | | | when they hire a new skipper. |
| World Series champions in 2000, they also made | | | | If they win in 2009, the Yankees could easily be |
| the World Series in 2001 (lost to the | | | | considered the team of the 2000s. |
| Diamondbacks) and in 2003, in which they lost to | | | | |