The steroid era tarnishes the modern Yankee dynasty.
The New York Yankees are 26-time World Series champs. They won the fall classic in 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
But four of those championships came in the steroid era. The Mitchell Report was released on 12/13/07 and named the following current and former Yankee players as likely users of steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). The numbers in parenthesis indicate the years the players were on a World Series winning Yankees team.
- Ricky Bones (1996)
- Kevin Brown
- Jose Canseco (2000)
- Roger Clemens (2000)
- Bobby Estalella
- Jason Giambi
- Jason Grimsley (2000)
- Glenallen Hill (2000)
- Darren Holmes (1998)
- David Justice (2000)
- Chuck Knoblauch (1998, 1999, 2000)
- Josias Manzanillo
- Hal Morris
- Daniel Naulty (1999)
- Denny Neagle (2000)
- Andy Pettitte (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000)
- Gary Sheffield
- Mike Stanton (1998, 1999, 2000)
- Randy Velarde
- Ron Villone
- Rondell White
- Todd Williams
So it would seem to me that these four World Series victories are tainted:
- 1996 – NY Yankees 4, Atlanta 2
- 1998 – NY Yankees 4, San Diego 0
- 1999 – NY Yankees 4, Atlanta 0
- 2000 – NY Yankees 4, NY Mets 1
I’m guessing that the Braves, Padres, and Mets would like a recount. Just based on the above list, 2000 seems like the most juiced World Series in history.
From now on, let’s just refer to The New York Yankees as 26-time* World Series champs.
