Last night the NY Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs. This is, of course, sad news for most NY baseball fans (aside from some die hard Met fans). I seldom follow baseball but when the playoffs start and a NY team competing for the world series, I pay attention. The Yankees lost the series four games to one, losing the first two of the series. So what happens now?

For one Steinbrenner, the owner of the Yankees, has said he intends on firing Joe Torre, the Yankees' coach. This can be disputed, but i agree with Steinbrenner. The Yankees have a 200 million dollar roll, fraught with star players at most positions, certainly more than the Cleveland Indians have. So what it comes down to is poor motivation and game time play, which results from poor coaching. Joe Torre has done great things for the Yankees in the past, no doubt about that, but that is the past and as a ulitarian would say, "what has he done for me now?"

Among other things, the Yankees now have to find a capable head coach, one that could turn 200 million dollars into a championship formula. Another problem the Yankees face is that two of their better players, Jorge Pasada and Rivera are both now free agents and able to leave the Yankees if they get a better offer. This would certainly damage the Yankees roster, considering that Rivera is one of the best closing pitchers in baseball. It will be a long and interesting off season for the Yankees, but hopefully things turn around for them.