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> So what does everyone think of the Yankees after this past
> series.
Well, as you may imagine, I'm very disappointed, but I certainly
don't think that luck won the series. We did have our share of bad
luck - the injury to Dye being the most obvious example - but we
made played just poorly enough to loose, especially in the decisive
game.
> I was convinced Oaklnad would win after game two
> because I thought that Zito would cancel out Mesina but the
> Yanks did it again as they have so many times in the past few
> years. As to the discussions of great players; Jeter
> illustrated perfectly the limitations of overall statistics in
> assessing a player's worth in the post season. He made two
> unbelievable plays. One will surely go down in history. It will
> be called "THE RELAY". That play had effects beyond
> statistical measure. It saved a run, killed the inning and gave
> his team a lift and demoralized the A's (no matter what they
> say).
Well this A's fan agrees that that was the turning point in the
series, and here's where the luck factor can be examined in some
detail. Was it luck that Jeter was in the right place at the right
time? Was it luck that Mini-G didn't slide? Was it luck that we
didn't replace him with a speedster before the play? My opinion?
No, no and no. Two poor decisions and one absolutely beautiful
hustling, heads up play caused the turn around.
The other piece of bad luck was the injury to Hernandez in game 5.
Myers came in and immediately had a negative impact on the game. I
also thought that Clemens' strike zone seemed a bit more compact
than Mulder's (in both games), but I might be a little biased on that.
I had the misfortune of attending Sundays game. When I go to a game
I normally arrive for BP and I never leave until the last pitch, and
this game was very long and not very entertaining for an A's fan.
> The catch going into the seats last night was just the
> icing on the cake. We will have to see what happens in Seatle.
> I think the Yanks can take them but it will not be easy.
I think it will be close, but I'll be routing for the M's.
--
Doug
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We reached the tree line and I dropped my pack
Sat down on my haunches and I looked back down
Over the mountain
Helpless and speechless and breathless
GAIA
James Taylor, Gaia
