 They were leading the AL East Division and had scored 670 runs (5.93 per game) and allowed 534 runs (4.73 per game).The World Series, for which the Yankees appeared to be destined, was never played and contributed to Buck Showalter being fired and Don Mattingly retiring after the 1995 season.The 1994 New York Yankees team that could have been remains a hot discussion point in both baseball and in New York City because Mattingly had not played in a postseason.