No one was surprised, but Yankee rooters were unhappy. Their team last week:1) topped the Detroit Tigers 2-to-1 in 14 innings to win the American League pennant, their seventh since 1935; 2) convinced even die-hards that they will have to pick up speed by next week to take the World Series from the National League's young, speed-merchant St. Louis Cardinals.
The Yanks were tense and tired. Their hitting, never brilliant, was seriously off. The American League race had been a misnomer from August on, but this team had taken longer to nail down the...
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