it is absolutely amazing what a difference 2 years can make. the 05 team was so good, they ran thru the playoffs like no one in recent memory. this 07 team is so bad, they get down 1-0 and you know they are gonna lose.
the weird thing is...all the starters from the 05 team are still there, except garcia. crede and posednik are hurt but the loss of garcia, crede and pods does not turn a truley dominating team to this bag of shit. plus, the 05 team did not have thome.
i really am at a loss to explain it.
No, the reality is the 2005 team played way over there heads. They weren't a great team. They had a great season. There is a big difference between the two.
Just like Seattle in 2001, they got all the clutch hits, did everything right and then fell of the face of the earth next year.
did you watch the post-season? 11-1 and the era was off the charts. not a great team?
disagree.
name another team that went 11-1 on a world series run...if you can, then tell me that was not a great team.
i think maybe the 1998 yankees.
Because you have hot stretch for 12 games does that make you an all-time team. The Cards won the WS last year, were they the best team in baseball? Seattle won 116 games and lost in the playoffs, so what does that make them, the greatest regular season team?
Its like Jeter has said along, the best team in baseball doesn't always win the WS, the hottest team at the right time wins.
No, the reality is the 2005 team played way over there heads. They weren't a great team. They had a great season. There is a big difference between the two.
Just like Seattle in 2001, they got all the clutch hits, did everything right and then fell of the face of the earth next year.
This is spot on. That team played unbelievable, especially during the playoffs, but they were not a great team.