They won the AL East WITHOUT MARIANO RIVERA.
They suffered through a plethora of injuries.
Look at the injuries they battled through this season and tell me if any other team would have survived something comparable.
Rivera
Pineda
Chamberlain
Sabathia
Pettitte
Nova
Teixeira
A-Rod
WTF! To put this into perspective, the Phillies lost only two important players in comparison in Ryan Howard and Chase Utley and were floundering all year long.
The Yankees were devastated with injuries to key players and not only survived, but won 95 games and the division.
I should also point out the year Derek Jeter had.
This will go down as one of the greatest seasons ever by a 38 year old. Led MLB in hits. Scored 100+ runs. Hit over .300.
He literally carried the Yankees for over a 3 month stretch in which he was fukking phenomenal.
In my view, he is the true MVP of the AL.
If injuries hadn't played such a huge role this season and the Yankees had been fully healthy from the start, we might have been talking about this Yankees team as among the best ever.
They suffered through a plethora of injuries.
Look at the injuries they battled through this season and tell me if any other team would have survived something comparable.
Rivera
Pineda
Chamberlain
Sabathia
Pettitte
Nova
Teixeira
A-Rod
WTF! To put this into perspective, the Phillies lost only two important players in comparison in Ryan Howard and Chase Utley and were floundering all year long.
The Yankees were devastated with injuries to key players and not only survived, but won 95 games and the division.
I should also point out the year Derek Jeter had.
This will go down as one of the greatest seasons ever by a 38 year old. Led MLB in hits. Scored 100+ runs. Hit over .300.
He literally carried the Yankees for over a 3 month stretch in which he was fukking phenomenal.
In my view, he is the true MVP of the AL.
If injuries hadn't played such a huge role this season and the Yankees had been fully healthy from the start, we might have been talking about this Yankees team as among the best ever.