Howard by a mile? Really?

.279/.360/.571/.931, 45 HR 141 RBI 75 BB 186 K 14 errors
.292/.383/.565/.948, 39 HR 122 RBI 81 BB 114 K 4 errors

Seems like a wash to me.

And your outfield is definitely better, but I'm sorry, Posada is a way better hitter than Ruiz. I really could care less about a 9-game sample, your guy hit freaking .255 with 9 HRs this year, stop it.

If you would like to you can post this years post season #'s.. night and day.

oh for sure... There's a huge factor that isnt measured by the numbers above and that is CLUTCH. I dont think anyone who has watched the playoffs so far would choose Texeria.

"Just get me to the plate, boys"

You are right in general but there is no way I wouldnt take Ruiz right now. The 9 game sample is all that matters right now.

Only Howard and Arod have played better this post. And Ruiz has been TERRIFIC behind the plate.

Sure Posada historically is a much better hitter, but you can have him and I'm perfectly fine with that!

Only an idiot would take Ruiz over Posada. Oh yeah its john Kruk.

Not only that but Tex is a switch hitter while Howard is awful against leftys. Last I saw the Yankees are going to start lefties in all the games except the ones Burnett goes in. In the field it is a mismatch.

I will say that the Phillies biggest edge is in the field as they are better at every defensive position except 1st base. Though CF is close to a wash.

Maybe so but Jeter, A Rod and Cano are no slouches and all have looked pretty spotless in the field lately. The Yanks outfield is inferior but I dont think this is the kind of "perceived weakness" that will even cost them even one game, much less the series. I think they win 4 close games in a row. :tro:

I said in this series. Not overall. Ruiz is the man right now. Like I said, you can have him.

Comparing statistics with the Yankees this year is pointless cause of the new ballpark. Here is the home HR's vs away HRs, everyone but Swisher and Matsui had seriously inflated numbers from playing in the new Yankee stadium. Double the away number and you have a far better indicator of how many HRs they would hit in a fair ballpark:

A-Rod – 18/12
Melky – 9/4
Jeter – 13/5
Posada – 14/8
Damon – 17/7
Matsui – 13/15
Cano – 14/11
Teixeira – 24/15
Swisher – 8/21

Only an idiot would want Tex in the WS before Ryan Howard ;)

I'm very comfortable with my team going into the series thats for sure. Our guys are going to be EXTRA fired up playing against the Yanks too.

If Lidge blows 1 or more saves... we're screwed. Other than that I'm ready for this series to start!

in one of the games these two teams played in the Yankee's Minor A ballpark, 7 home runs were hit, 4 by Philly, 3 by NY. Think Philly won 7-3 in that game. There will be a lot of souvenieers (sp?) for fans sitting in the outfield seats in both stadiums.

Interestingly Philly played as the most fair stadium in the league this year in terms of home runs hit at home against on the road. I didn't realize Cleveland was such a bad hitters park:

Total HRS in game, hit + pitched
TEAM Road Game HRs Home Game HRS Ratio
NY Yankees 188 237 1.261
LA Angels 159 194 1.220
Texas 180 215 1.194
Chicago Sox 161 192 1.193
Baltimore 173 205 1.185
Cincinnati 159 187 1.176
Florida 150 169 1.127
Minnesota 168 189 1.125
Colorado 159 172 1.082
Milwaukee 188 201 1.069
Pittsburgh 134 143 1.067
Houston 154 164 1.065
NY Mets 123 130 1.057
Arizona 167 174 1.042
Philadelphia 206 207 1.005
Chicago Cubs 161 160 0.994
Toronto 196 194 0.990
Washington 167 162 0.970
San Francisco 133 129 0.970
Boston 193 186 0.964
Detroit 186 179 0.962
Tampa Bay 197 185 0.939
Oakland 151 140 0.927
Seattle 176 156 0.886
LA Dodgers 145 127 0.876
Atlanta 144 124 0.861
Kansas City 176 134 0.761
St. Louis 163 120 0.736
San Diego 179 129 0.721
Cleveland 206 138 0.670

By this logic I should take Melky or Damon over Ibanez. Equally as silly.

I think the Phillies have a real shot in this series actually. We'll see.

Phillies in 6, Lee is MVP after giving up 0 ER's :)

Phils in 6

Victorino MVP

I like the Yankees. I don't trust the Phills bullpen.

I say Bernie Williams wins it for the Yanks with a clutch Game 6 homer off of Mitch Williams.

AGREE

lol.... So they are going to beat CC in game 1.
Keep dreaming.

Hes not saying the Phillies will win Game 1. Lee can still give 0 ER and the Phillies can lose game 1, yet still win this in 6 games. Ever hear of the bullpen? Extra Innings? Games ending 1-0?

Lee is going to have a 0 ERA and loose. Come on Gander. Your a hater anyway and now your on the Yanks Wagon... Hop off and hope Boston regroups and at least makes the next 3-6 years COMPETITIVE.

I cant beleive all the s h i t on the dugout floors. These guys are really pigs.