Division Champions
It is not a perfect way to win a division but baseball is a marathon and the Yankees just won the first leg of the marathon. Now 11 more wins in the postseason and all us Yankees fans will be dancing in the streets once again. Henn looked again like a fringe #5 starter or lefty reliever. He has good stuff, he just cannot (or seems afraid) to throw strikes in the big leagues. 3.2 IP, 3BB. What a season Bernie has had. .282 BA, 12 HR, 60 RBI, 28 2B. Will he be back next year? The Yankees played without 4 regulars last night so the 2 runs is not a huge surprise.
Is anyone else worried about Giambi’s injuries? Wrist injuries are tough (ask Sheff and Matsui) and even worse for a guy that relies on power. If Giambi is not 100% it could have a big domino effect on the lineup. The one hope is that Sheff learns to play 1st real quick (won’t take much to be at the level of Giambi defensively) and hits like Giambi would if he was healthy. A lineup of Damon. Jeter, Abreu, Rodriguez, Matsui, healthy Sheff, Posada, 75% Giambi, Cano would not be that bad at all. Use Wilson and Cabrera as defensive replacements if needed. What team are you most afraid of the Yankees playing this postseason? For the AL race I would have to say the A’s. They have very good pitching and good pitching will almost always beat good hitting. If Liriano was healthy I would say the Twins. No team in the AL really scares me like the Angels do. In the NL I would least like to see the Mets. They have a former Torre understudy as manager (so he will know Torre’s style) and they have a very talented team. But ya never know with the playoffs and the Yankees have to take it one game at a time no matter who they play. Stevereno
