A Yanks Fan Laments

Just for the record, I'm a Yankees fan. Don't hate me for that. It's in my DNA. I was born a Yankees fan and it isn't easy these days to be pulling for a losing organization. Let me explain.
In the first 99 years of the Yankees existence, they won 26 World Series titles. Now for those of you with a semblance of baseball history, not you Cornell, you of course know that the Yankees were the Baltimore Orioles for the first two years of their existence in 1901 and 1902. Those were the first seasons of the newly formed American League. To go off on a little tangent here, I know the National League started in 1876 but let's knock it off with the "Junior Circuit" crap. That pisses me off. Yeah, in 1912 it might have been in vogue to call the American League the Junior Circuit. But the AL has been around for more than 100 years and has won 20 more World Series titles than the NL (64-44) so shut the hell up with that "Junior Circuit" stuff.
Anyway, the Yankees started off as the Orioles and when they moved to New York they became the Highlanders. In 1913 they officially became the Yankees. In franchise history, up until 2000, they won a little more than 27% of all World Series matchups. Four of those seasons, 1901, 02, 04 and 94 there was no World Series. It wasn't invented in the first two years of the American League. In 1904, Giants manager John McGraw was yellow (afraid?) and didn't want to play the American League champs, the Boston Americans. They were also, at times, known as the Pilgrims. In 1908 they officially became known as the Red Sox.
So, if you are still reading this "I have no idea where this is going" post, congrats. And you might want to work on getting a life. Where was I? Oh yeah, the Yankees in the previous century were pretty darn good. Especially when you consider their first World Series championship came in 1923. So, even after giving all other franchises head starts on championships, the Yankees have won, since 1923, 34% of all World Series played.
That's what I call a good century.
Now we come to this century. Is this the 21st century? I'm not sure. Still, it doesn't matter. What matters is this. In the last 10 Fall Classics, the Yankees have won just one of them. JUST ONE STINKING WORLD SERIES TITLE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS FOR A DISMAL...are you ready for this, 10%! After winning 27% of the World Series in the previous century the Yankees are winning championships in this century at an embarrassing 10% clip. Only 2009 has allowed Yankee fans to show a little bit of pride in their team. All the other seasons has resulted in Yankee fans hiding their heads in shame. I must admit, for much of this century, when I've been asked which team I root for, I have to say quietly and with my head bowed, "Uh, Yankees." The snickering and mocking really hurts. Some teams relish the "happy loser" mentality. I'm talking to you Cubs fans. But when you are a fan of the Yankees, it hurts to be alive when they don't win the World Series. You feel like the losers that the Yankees are and have become. One World Series title in ten years? I'm talking out loud now. Go ahead, say it, "One World Series title in ten years." If you are a Yankees fan it is painful beyond belief.
I'm not expecting the Yankees to win it every year. But winning the series, say 8 out of every 10 years would be acceptable. I'd even take a decade where the Yanks win only 7 World Series titles. I'm not greedy. Other teams (except the Mets) deserve to win a World Series from time to time.
So I'm asking all you baseball fans to send some prayers in the Yankees direction. You can certainly sacrifice your own team's success for a year in order for the Yankees to win the World Series. Even if you don't like the Yanks, I'm asking you for this favor. All prayers and well wishes will be gladly accepted. Because winning the World Series at a 10% clip is not good for anybody. I'm not asking you to feel sorry for me. OK, I am asking you to feel sorry for me because I wouldn't wish this type of losing on my worst enemy.
Thank you for your concern and sympathy. Go Yanks. Go ahead, surprise me and win the World Series in October. You know, for old times sake.
The Quest for 28 begins tomorrow in the Bronx at the fake Yankee Stadium Mallpark.