The club's 2013 campaign—fraught with crippling injuries, an ever-aging roster and about as much A-Rod as anyone could handle—came to a close over the weekend, with the team from the Bronx falling short of the postseason for only the second time in 19 years.
Typically, such an outcome would be considered a disaster in New York, where seasons are marked not by wins but by rings. But because of the way everything began falling apart before the games even started—and the way things ended with fond reminiscing as longtime Yankees greats Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte walked away—this ...
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