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The 1990s and 2000s Yankees dynasty that rebuild the Yankee farm system that produced Bernie Williams, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and others was not created by legendary Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner, the no-nonsense "The Boss", it was created by executive and scout Gene "Stick" Michael.
The Yankees won the 1996 World Series, but won three straight titles in 1998, 1999, 2000 before losing their fourth straight title to the lucky 2001 Diamondbacks. 1997 and 2002 was the only time in that period they did not advance to the WS; before losing the WS in 2003. The dynasty came back in 2009 before a mid-2010s rebuild.
Had they added more titles in 1997, 2002, and 2003 would the Yankee dynasty be greater discussed as it is today?
UPDATE: Some say that the 2001 World Series was probably the most important to win, especially after the 9/11/2001 attacks. thekingsguardFounder of Korsgaardianism
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Personally, I think the 2001 World Series would be the most important to win - the New York winning the World Series just a month after 9/11? It might be the only time baseball as a whole was rooting for the damn Yankees.