not to sound crazy but the 27 yankees and the 98 yankees both had fierce lineups. The 98 team was a team of professional hitters that knew how to hit, and murder's row was what it is. Also until this yakee team can hit a 20 yr old rookie from double A they aren't the best. Dont take this as me bashing the yanks as im a die hard fan, but when i see these sorry pitchers shut us down it tends to fester as to why they cant hit some of these guys that get lit up by sub par teams
1995 Indians for one year deserve a look
Kenny Lofton 481 93 149 22 13 7 53 40 49 .310 .362 .453 54 sb
Omar Vizquel 542 87 144 28 0 6 56 59 59 .266 .333 .351 29
Carlos Baerga 557 87 175 28 2 15 90 35 31 .314 .355 .452 11
Albert Belle 546 121 173 52 1 50 126 73 80 .317 .401 .690 5
Eddie Murray 436 68 141 21 0 21 82 39 65 .323 .375 .516 5
Jim Thome 452 92 142 29 3 25 73 97 113 .314 .438 .558 4
Manny Ram 484 85 149 26 1 31 107 75 112 .308 .402 .558 6
Paul Sorrento 323 50 76 14 0 25 79 51 71 .235 .336 .511 1
Tony Pena 263 25 69 15 0 5 28 14 44 .262 .302 .376 1
Manny batted 6th or 7th with THOSE numbers!
Kenny Lofton 481 93 149 22 13 7 53 40 49 .310 .362 .453 54 sb
Omar Vizquel 542 87 144 28 0 6 56 59 59 .266 .333 .351 29
Carlos Baerga 557 87 175 28 2 15 90 35 31 .314 .355 .452 11
Albert Belle 546 121 173 52 1 50 126 73 80 .317 .401 .690 5
Eddie Murray 436 68 141 21 0 21 82 39 65 .323 .375 .516 5
Jim Thome 452 92 142 29 3 25 73 97 113 .314 .438 .558 4
Manny Ram 484 85 149 26 1 31 107 75 112 .308 .402 .558 6
Paul Sorrento 323 50 76 14 0 25 79 51 71 .235 .336 .511 1
Tony Pena 263 25 69 15 0 5 28 14 44 .262 .302 .376 1
Manny batted 6th or 7th with THOSE numbers!
Bet'em over is all I can say. Even lights out Rivera is a major question mark. That pitching staff is going to get torched some nights, the offense is going to have to bail them out in October. Big Unit and Moose as your number one and two both going about 200 innings during the season does not instill confidence.
Forget the lineup, the guy who turned this season around and is the reason they will win the division again is Wang. His ERA was around 5 when the team was struggling and he went in for a save. Since that save, he has been awesome getting his ERA down to 3.60 and the team has gone 14-4 in his starts.
Forget the lineup, the guy who turned this season around and is the reason they will win the division again is Wang. His ERA was around 5 when the team was struggling and he went in for a save. Since that save, he has been awesome getting his ERA down to 3.60 and the team has gone 14-4 in his starts.
Damon cf.........Lofton..............Geronimo
Jeter ss...........Vizquel.............Concepcion
Abreu rf...........Belle................Griffey
A-Rod 3b.........Thome..............Rose
Giambi 1b.........Sorrento...........Perez
Sheffield lf*......Ramirez............Foster
Matsui dh.........Eddie Murray.....Driessen
Cano 2b...........Baerga..............Morgan
Posada C.........Pena.................Bench
very arguable, I agree... Cleveland was my team at thetime, still ticked about losing that WS to the Braves.
Jeter ss...........Vizquel.............Concepcion
Abreu rf...........Belle................Griffey
A-Rod 3b.........Thome..............Rose
Giambi 1b.........Sorrento...........Perez
Sheffield lf*......Ramirez............Foster
Matsui dh.........Eddie Murray.....Driessen
Cano 2b...........Baerga..............Morgan
Posada C.........Pena.................Bench
very arguable, I agree... Cleveland was my team at thetime, still ticked about losing that WS to the Braves.
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