JaLaBar: And they have done it missing their clean-up hitter for the first two months of the season, their #2 hitter for 3 months, all-star shortstop for a month and counting, starting catcher for the last 4+ months of the season, closer of 43 games last year for the first 3 months, and effectively missing their top position player for the first three months as a lingering shoulder issue rendered him ineffective.
Let's see-Rivera goes down for the season, Joba goes down, Robertson goes down-that takes care of the 7-8-9 inning pitching lock down. Then Teixeira has an abysmal start, A-Rod under performs, Martin can't hit his way out of a paper bag and the Yankees are clueless about scoring with RISP. You would think that would be a recipe for a disappointing season. For most teams it would be but the Yankees turned it into a 10 game division lead (where all 5 teams were above .500 in the division) and took control.
Nobody feels sorry for injuries, especially to any Yankee. 162 games is a grind. Who will be the least tired and most healthy in October?