Shanoff's WUC: Yankees, Cards, Greinke, Vick

Today's Calls: Yankees vs. Expectations, Mike Vick vs. Wildcat, Marion Barber vs. Tony Romo, Cardinals vs. Magic Numbers, Mark Reynolds vs. Zack Greinke, Jahvid Best vs. Tim Tebow, Pete Carroll vs. Aaron Corp and More. The Opening Pitch: The Yankees clinched a playoff spot? So what? Yes, it is an improvement from last year's exile from the postseason, which triggered the bank-breaking signings of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira -- and yielded the extra wins this season to make the playoff field. But the Yankees didn't make those moves to return to the playoffs -- they made those moves to get back the title they haven't held since 2000: World Series champs. Like Florida in college football or the Lakers in pro hoops or North Carolina in college basketball, anything less than a championship will be -- and should be -- considered a failure. On the one hand, the Yankees can't win a title without making the playoffs. So: Yes, fine, that's done....