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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
And like the vast majority of Yankee fans you fail to understand baseball. A player is worth what they produce over a 162 game schedule + the playoffs if applicable. That production includes defense as well as hitting. Beating the Red Sox only counts as one win. There are no polls or strength of schedules in baseball. "Handling a big spot" is much easier against pitchers other than Papplebon. Once again, the Yankees have far more issues than they or their fans care to admit but 1st base isnt one of them.
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Seriously, the pitching is awful. Even when CC and Burnett come around, the bullpen is a joke. They'd better get Joba back out to the 8th inning when Wang comes back, because there's absolutely no bridge to Mariano right now. Teixeira should be the least of Yankee fans' worries.