Haha the red sox? The entire starting lineup was injured. Half the team was out for that last series. The red sox where in first place most all the year. You do know at one point the entire starting lineup was injured pretty much.Get a clue god boy.
Hey Body88, the Yankees didn't have Sheffield or Matsui for most of the year, and Cano was out for a month during this too. And the Yankees were hanging with a then healthy Red Sox team, playing rookies like Melky Cabrera, Aaron Guile, and Andy Phillips. Plus Carl Pavano, who was suppossed to be their 5th starter, never threw a pitch in the majors this year, while Dotel, their best set-up guy, was only healthy a month.
And other than Varitek, the Red Sox didn't really have many injuries until after the "Boston Massacre" 5 game sweep in August, when the Yankees took a 6 and a half game lead. Now I will admit that no Varitek is huge, not just in the lineup, but calling the game from behind the plate.
You make a great point about pitching being what wins in the post-season, and that the Yankees did not have enough.
But you also said Jeter is considered sub par defensively at shortstop. If not for all the bullshit theories of True Addonis in the last month, this would be the all time dumbest statement ever on GetBig ! You asked where was he in this series? He was 8 for 16, and Posada was 7 for 14. A-Rod, sheffield and Giambi were a combined 3 for like 33, but you cannot fault Jeter.
Yeah the Yankees were embarrased this week, but at least they wer still playing baseball. The Red Sox finished 3rd in the division this year too, a game behind Toronto. So maybe you should get a clue!
