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Young Drachma · 10-01-2007, 11:06 PM

AFTER 122 WINS AND NO TITLE, YANKEES GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
October 16, 2003
BOSTON – The devastation of the Yankee Field crowd after the 4-3 loss Thursday night in Game 7 of the World Series was something that was extremely hard for Yankees GM D.C. Daly to watch.

Not so much for himself or even his players, but for the fans of the team.

“You have to understand that we went from World Series champs to chumps when we had to sell off guys last year. So to have the year we had this year was crazy good for our fan base. It let them know, we really do know what we’re doing up here and that we’re gonna be good for a long, long time.”

Now that the World Series is over and the team is heading towards another off-season, Daly said that he has one priority – longevity.

“We’ve got to lock up the guys who we want to represent this organization for a long time. And that’s a tough decision to figure out who gets to do that and who you let move on.”

The team needs more offense, he said, because despite being one of the best hitting teams during the regular season, his patchwork attempt at making up for the loss of offense the team had in 2002 obviously cost the team in ’03 he said.

“We did a great job trying to recreate the impossible. Last year’s ballclub was awesome and it almost cost us in the Providence series.”

Best of all, Daly said, he was able to spend the year imparting on the ownership of the importance of maintaining the fan base. First, just after the excellent season and seeing the fans come out, but after the Providence series – it became apparent – that it could all go away.

“I think they realized after that series, where a quarter of our stadium were clad in yellow…they understood very quickly that if we falter that there are people to the south of us who are going to be very happy to fill up their stadium with our fans and probably some of our talent.”

With a bonafide rivalry in place and a new mission to reclaim the title the team has lost, Daly said that the team is not going to be shaken as they head into next year.

“There always have to be changes made. It’s the nature of the business. But we’re going to do our best not just to regroup, but to respond proactively to whatever comes next.”

10-01-2007, 11:06 PM	#142
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	AFTER 122 WINS AND NO TITLE, YANKEES GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD October 16, 2003 BOSTON – The devastation of the Yankee Field crowd after the 4-3 loss Thursday night in Game 7 of the World Series was something that was extremely hard for Yankees GM D.C. Daly to watch. Not so much for himself or even his players, but for the fans of the team. “You have to understand that we went from World Series champs to chumps when we had to sell off guys last year. So to have the year we had this year was crazy good for our fan base. It let them know, we really do know what we’re doing up here and that we’re gonna be good for a long, long time.” Now that the World Series is over and the team is heading towards another off-season, Daly said that he has one priority – longevity. “We’ve got to lock up the guys who we want to represent this organization for a long time. And that’s a tough decision to figure out who gets to do that and who you let move on.” The team needs more offense, he said, because despite being one of the best hitting teams during the regular season, his patchwork attempt at making up for the loss of offense the team had in 2002 obviously cost the team in ’03 he said. “We did a great job trying to recreate the impossible. Last year’s ballclub was awesome and it almost cost us in the Providence series.” Best of all, Daly said, he was able to spend the year imparting on the ownership of the importance of maintaining the fan base. First, just after the excellent season and seeing the fans come out, but after the Providence series – it became apparent – that it could all go away. “I think they realized after that series, where a quarter of our stadium were clad in yellow…they understood very quickly that if we falter that there are people to the south of us who are going to be very happy to fill up their stadium with our fans and probably some of our talent.” With a bonafide rivalry in place and a new mission to reclaim the title the team has lost, Daly said that the team is not going to be shaken as they head into next year. “There always have to be changes made. It’s the nature of the business. But we’re going to do our best not just to regroup, but to respond proactively to whatever comes next.”