Ranking the best sports dynasties of the last 25 years
By Jason Parker
MLB – New York Yankees (1998-2001)
If you are one of those across the country who hate everything about the Bronx Bombers, this four-year period was a horrible time for you. The men in pinstripes added three more World Series titles to their trophy case and were actually America’s team when they went for a four-peat.
It all started in the 1998 season when the Yankees couldn’t be stopped and rolled to what was then the most wins in baseball history (114, which was eclipsed by the Seattle Mariners three years later). The Yankees rolled through the postseason and swept the San Diego Padres in the World Series.
New York would sweep the World Series again the following season against the Atlanta Braves in 1999 before defeating their crosstown rivals, the New York Mets, in the 2000 Fall Classic. 2001 would be a season where baseball took a backseat to the tragedy that occurred on September 11th in New York City, Washington D.C. and in Pennsylvania.
The Yankees again made it to the World Series and, for what seemed like the first time, had the support of the entire country in hopes of helping the Big Apple heal from their tragedy. New York would fall just short, losing to the Arizona Diamondbacks in seven games.
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