Yankees lineup today just isn't fair.

[chuckywang]

Damon

Jeter

Abreu

ARod

Giambi

Sheffield

Matsui

Posada

Cano

 

:shock:

[bhogg]

"life's not fair" ---- bhogg's dad (many many times)

[beersoakedivy]

Thats insane...

[TheDude]

A lineup like that is the reason no Yankee hitter should be considered for MVP this year, or any future until team salaries balance out. The loss of any of the studs on that team doesn't matter one bit.

[Drew Doughty]

A lineup like that is the reason no Yankee hitter should be considered for MVP this year, or any future until team salaries balance out. The loss of any of the studs on that team doesn't matter one bit.

 

and that shouldn't determine individual value.

[Careless]

A lineup like that is the reason no Yankee hitter should be considered for MVP this year, or any future until team salaries balance out. The loss of any of the studs on that team doesn't matter one bit.

 

and that shouldn't determine individual value.

If someone argues that only players from playoff teams should be considered, I think it's entirely appropriate. Limiting it to players from playoff teams means you're (hopefully) trying to find the player who did the most to get his team there. That simply cannot be said for the Yankees.

[Balsa]

That is just plain STACKED.

[jmajew]

It is going to be extremely hard for anyone to stop the Yankees. There is not one even remotely easy out in that lineup. Since the All-star break the Yankees have added three all-stars to their lineup; Abreu, Sheffield, and Matsui. It is simply disgusting.

[SouthSideRyan]

They still have to pitch.

[nick23]

They still have to pitch.

 

Not very well.

[TheDude]

A lineup like that is the reason no Yankee hitter should be considered for MVP this year, or any future until team salaries balance out. The loss of any of the studs on that team doesn't matter one bit.

 

and that shouldn't determine individual value.

 

How do you figure? How can you have individual value in that lineup? The answer is easy - you can't. None of the individuals on that team could ever qualify as making or breaking that lineup, or being the difference between a playoff team and a non-playoff, which is often cited as the top criteria for an MVP.

[beersoakedivy]

Damon

Jeter

Abreu

ARod

Giambi

Sheffield

Matsui

Posada

Cano

 

:shock:

 

 

OPS player by player

 

Jeter .897

Abreu .973

ARod .903

Giambi .973

Sheffield .786

Matsui .907

Posada .856

Cano .897

Damon .849

 

The lowest OBP among the starters is Damon at .360

[goonys evil twin]

The lowest OBP among the starters is Damon at .360

 

The Yankees don't care about OBP.

[CubinNY]

The lowest OBP among the starters is Damon at .360

 

The Yankees don't care about OBP.

 

I would also like to add you don't score a walk you score a run, or something like that.

[soccer10k]

A lineup like that is the reason no Yankee hitter should be considered for MVP this year, or any future until team salaries balance out. The loss of any of the studs on that team doesn't matter one bit.

 

and that shouldn't determine individual value.

If someone argues that only players from playoff teams should be considered, I think it's entirely appropriate. Limiting it to players from playoff teams means you're (hopefully) trying to find the player who did the most to get his team there. That simply cannot be said for the Yankees.

 

I agree. That was always my argument against a Yankee for MVP as well.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

The lowest OBP among the starters is Damon at .360

 

The Yankees don't care about OBP.

 

You never hear them talking about it.

[chuckywang]

Jeter's a candidate cause he has the numbers. Sure, the Yankees would still be a playoff team without Jeter, but he does have the numbers.

[Jazz]

Damon

Jeter

Abreu

ARod

Giambi

Sheffield

Matsui

Posada

Cano

 

:shock:

 

That lineup just makes me want to hit every single yankees fan in the face with a fish.

[circlechange]

A slightly less potent version of that line-up isn't producing much through 7...

[circlechange]

Damn. 8 1/3 hitless for Daniel Cabrera, broken up by Cano.

[CubsWin]

Damon

Jeter

Abreu

ARod

Giambi

Sheffield

Matsui

Posada

Cano

 

:shock:

The best that money can buy.

 

Gotta love the Yank-mes...

[LeftCoastCubFan]

Damon

Jeter 20.6

Abreu 13.6

ARod 21.7

Giambi 20.4

Sheffield 10.8

Matsui 13

Posada 12

Cano .4

 

:shock:

The best that money can buy.

 

Gotta love the Yank-mes...

That's 112.5 mil, plus another 90 or so for the rest of the team. In the words of the philosopher Mel Brooks, "It's good to be the king"

[chuckywang]

Damn. 8 1/3 hitless for Daniel Cabrera, broken up by Cano.

 

That was a funny no-hit bid. A few errors cost the Orioles a run there. Some of them might have been hits had the situation been different.....which got me thinking.

 

A no-hit bid late in the game vs. a guy in the midst of a 30+ game hit streak. Who would get the benefit of the doubt between a close error/hit call by the official scorer?

[biittner77]

Damn. 8 1/3 hitless for Daniel Cabrera, broken up by Cano.

 

That was a funny no-hit bid. A few errors cost the Orioles a run there. Some of them might have been hits had the situation been different.....which got me thinking.

 

A no-hit bid late in the game vs. a guy in the midst of a 30+ game hit streak. Who would get the benefit of the doubt between a close error/hit call by the official scorer?

 

Whoever played for the home team.

[UncleDon]

A lineup like that can clog a lot of bases.