Obama's win good news for Yankees

2009 will bring the Democrats back to the White House. Whether or not you agree with the president-elect, this is good news for the New York Yankees.

Looking back at a post I wrote on June 12, 2007, the Yankees are 8-2 in World Series under a Democratic president since 1958, and 0-5 when a Republican is in office.

So there you have it. All that's left to do is reach the World Series, and winning it is pretty much guaranteed. However, reaching the World Series has been a problem the last five years.

If you like the Yankees, vote Democratic in '08

A commenter over at the Baseball Think Factory noted a very interesting fact (source):

The Yankees haven't won a WS under a Republican President period, since 1958. Since that time:

WS W/L under Reps - 0/5
WS W/L under Dems - 8/2, with the last loss coming over 40 years ago.

Let's take a look at the Yankees' World Series record since winning the World Series in 1958 with a Republican in office.

1960: Eisenhower (Republican), lost to the Pirates in 7
1961: Kennedy (Democrat), beat the Reds in 5
1962: Kennedy (Democrat), beat the Giants in 7
1963: Kennedy (Democrat), lost to the Dodgers in 4
1964: Johnson (Democrat), lost to the Cardinals in 7
1969-1974: Nixon (Republican), didn't get to the World Series during his time as president
1976: Ford (Republican), lost to the Reds in 4
1977: Carter (Democrat), beat the Dodgers in 6
1978: Carter (Democrat), beat the Dodgers in 6
1981: Reagan (Republican), lost to the Dodgers in 6 (and didn't get back to World Series during Reagan's time as president)
1989-1993: Bush (Republican), didn't get to the World Series during his time as president
1996: Clinton (Democrat), beat the Braves in 6
1998: Clinton (Democrat), beat the Padres in 4
1999: Clinton (Democrat), beat the Braves in 4
2000: Clinton (Democrat), beat the Mets in 5
2001: Bush (Republican), lost to the Diamondbacks in 7
2003: Bush (Republican), lost to the Marlins in 6

Yankees' success is much more important than national affairs. But please, don't vote for Hillary.