The Detroit Tigers dispose of the Yankees three games to one in the American League Divisional Playoffs. Tigers pitching shuts out the powerful(?) Yankees lineup for 20 straight innings between Games 2 and 4.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim dispose of the Yankees in five games in the American League Divisional Series. The Angels thumped the Yankees 11-7 in Game 3.

Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox! The Red Sox were down three games to none and down to their last three outs. The Red Sox then staged the biggest comeback in the history of Major League Baseball to defeat the Yankees four games to three in the American League Championship Series.

The powerful(?) Yankees lineup runs into a buzzsaw in Josh Beckett as the Marlins defeat the Yankees four games to two in the World Series. Congratulations Marlins!

The Anaheim Angels dispose of the Yankees quickly three games to one in the American League Divisional Playoffs. The Anaheim crowd chants "Go Home, Yankees! Go Home, Yankees!" to the tune of "Let's Go, Yankees!" The Angels would later go on to win the World Series that same year. Congratulations Angels!

The Arizona Diamondbacks score two runs off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth inning of game seven to defeat the Yankees four games to three in the World Series. Congratulations Diamondbacks!

P.S. What was that comment about America rooting for the Yankees after 9/11? Well, I can tell you this Yankee hater certainly wasn't rooting for the Yankees!