10-05-2006, 06:00 PM
The Yankees did not crumble around anyone. Boo hoo. They lost Matsui and Sheffield. Even without them, they still have a better offense than anyone else in baseball. By a mile.
Damon, Jeter, Abreu, Arod, Giambi. Compare that top 5 (or even don't include Abreu since they only had him the last 2 mos) and it obliterates the top 5 of the Red Sox, White Sox, or Twins. Plus, Cano and Posada who were also healthy all year. So the Yankees had to make due with Williams and Melky when Sheffield and Matsui were out. Williams and Melky were better than the two worst hitters on the Red Sox, White Sox or Twins by a mile.
Jeter carried no one. He wasn't even the best hitter on his own team. The other hitters put up better numbers on worse teams and were worth more to their teams' performance than Jeter. This whole "playoff" thing is overblown.
The Red Sox won 86 games with Ortiz, him singlehandedly winning 6 of them in his last at bat. Hell, they would had difficulty winning 70 without him all year.
Can't you admit that everyone wants him to win because he's pretty?
Damon, Jeter, Abreu, Arod, Giambi. Compare that top 5 (or even don't include Abreu since they only had him the last 2 mos) and it obliterates the top 5 of the Red Sox, White Sox, or Twins. Plus, Cano and Posada who were also healthy all year. So the Yankees had to make due with Williams and Melky when Sheffield and Matsui were out. Williams and Melky were better than the two worst hitters on the Red Sox, White Sox or Twins by a mile.
Jeter carried no one. He wasn't even the best hitter on his own team. The other hitters put up better numbers on worse teams and were worth more to their teams' performance than Jeter. This whole "playoff" thing is overblown.
The Red Sox won 86 games with Ortiz, him singlehandedly winning 6 of them in his last at bat. Hell, they would had difficulty winning 70 without him all year.
Can't you admit that everyone wants him to win because he's pretty?