Post DH All-Yankee Lineup

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1. Jonathan Kahan says:

   December 28, 2011 at 10:19 am

   Pitchers:
   SP – Pettite, Guidry, Clemens, Cone, Wells
   Bullpen – Rivera, Stanton, Nelson, Wettland, Gossage
   Bench – Randolph, Velarde, Gallego, Leyritz, Stanley, Matsui

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   • says:

     December 28, 2011 at 10:30 am

     No love for Carsten Charles?

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2. says:

   December 28, 2011 at 10:28 am

   “In the comments, tell me your pitching staff and bench.”

   I don’t know how deep you want us to go so I just gave you five starters, relievers and positional backups apiece from the DH era. I specifically resisted the urge to add excess starters into the bullpen (otherwise David Cone would’ve made this team)

   SP1: Ron Guidry
   SP2: CC Sabathia
   SP3: Roger Clemens
   SP4: Mike Mussina
   SP5: Andy Pettitte

   RP1: Mariano Rivera
   RP2: Goose Gossage
   RP3: Sparky Lyle
   RP4: Jeff Nelson
   RP5: Dave Righetti

   B1: Jason Giambi
   B2: Rickey Henderson
   B3: Alfonso Soriano (he’s sort of a 2B/SS right?)
   B4: Johnny Damon
   B5: Mike Stanley (cuz this bench needs a catcher…)

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3. Jonathan Kahan says:

   December 28, 2011 at 11:23 am

   You had to play for the Yankees for at least five years to qualify for this “honor.”

   so I skipped CC. Moose is an obvious miss on my part. I think the 5 year rule also eliminates Henderson, Soriano and Damon. Perhaps Stanley too.

   Rags was a great add. As was Giambi.

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   • says:

     December 28, 2011 at 11:54 am

     Whoops, missed that five-year minimum parameter.

     FYI – Rickey played in NY for nearly five season (he was traded in the last two months of his fifth season in pinstripes).

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4. Mike in EV says:

   December 28, 2011 at 11:45 am

   Not much love for the ’70s dynasty? Thurman Munson should be the starting catcher. Nettles, Randolph and White for the bench.

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5. JP says:

   December 28, 2011 at 12:22 pm

   Hmm, actually a little surprised how few runs this lineup would score. Obviously high 900s-1000 runs is a lot, but the 2007 team scored 968 runs. I would’ve assumed a lineup of the best Yankee hitters in the DH era would blow that out of the water.

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6. Mister D says:

   December 28, 2011 at 1:51 pm

   Starting Rotation:
   Gator
   Andy
   Moose
   Coney
   El Duque

   I refuse to use Rocket, and Wells didn’t hit 5 years. Stottlemeye overlapped the pre-and-post DH years, so I wasn’t sure he qualified. Rags only spent 3 seasons as a starter, so I didn’t include him. Kinda had to go with El Duque to round it out, just for the post season.

   Bullpen:
   Mo – closer
   Goose – RH Set up
   Sparky – LH set up
   Nellie – RH middle relief
   Stanton – LF middle relief
   Rags – long man

   Best bullpen ever? Could be. But we need to get Stanton a nickname.

   Bench:
   Randolph – backup middle infielder, pinch runner
   Nettles – backup corner infielder
   Munson – backup catcher/defensive replacement
   Gardner – backup OF, pinch runner
   Jason Giambi – pinch hitter

   Randolph, Nettles and Munson, as three of the greatest Yankees not in the Hall, were no brainers. I was surprised how thin the OF is – so many players have come through that didn’t hit the 5 year mark. I could have gone with Matsui, but really I’m not putting Matsui in for any of the starters. Gardner is clearly the odd man out on this team, but with Winfield, Bernie and O’Neill, we need defense and speed more than a bat.

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   • Mister D says:

     December 28, 2011 at 4:31 pm

     I should add that CC will almost certainly replace El Duque in 2 seasons.

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