are you fucking kidding me? are you seriously saying andruw jones is equal to bernie williams? everything you say about baseball has just be negated. andruw jones is THE BEST center fielder in the game bar none, and whether or not you want to believe it, saving a run or two is the same as knocking in a run or two. yeah i would hate to have a gold glove center fielder who hits 35 homers and drives in 100+ runs.
half the league hit 40 homers? give me a break. there were exactly TEN players in the entire major leagues in 2003 that hit 40 homers, giambi hitting 41. if being in the top ten of homers in the ML isn't a big deal, tell me what is.
yes you're right steinbrenner has had the final say the last couple years, and what has it produced? well lets take the last four years for example:
2001 - 95 wins, division title, 13.5 games up on 2nd place sox
2002 - 103 wins, division title, 10.5 games up on 2nd place sox
2003 - 101 wins, division title, 6 games up on 2nd place sox
2004 - 101 wins, division title, 3 games up on 2nd place sox
see a trend here? just because the yankees aren't raking in the world series titles does by no means discount the dominant force they always are in the regular season.
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