[NYPost] Yankees' Final Report Card

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YANKEES' FINAL REPORT CARD
By Michael Morrissey

October 12, 2005 --  With the Yankees season coming to a crashing end in
Anaheim Monday night, it marked the fifth straight year that George
Steinbrenner's $208 million ballclub is going home for the winter without a
championship. Here is a look at how the players, manager and general manager
graded out in 2005:


A MARIANO RIVERA
After blowing back-to-back saves against Boston in April, was almost perfect.
Serious contender for Cy Young Award.

A AARON SMALL
Without him, Yankees are Orioles in 2005. Despite being a perfect 10-0, moved
into bullpen in playoffs.

A SHAWN CHACON
Will go down as one of Brian Cashman's greatest acquisitions. Without him,
Yanks wouldn't have made playoffs. Could be an anchor of next season's staff.

A- CHIEN-MING WANG
Rookie righty was a godsend when Carl Pavano, Jaret Wright and Kevin Brown
broke down. Unflappable on the hill, might be a corner-stone of next Yankee
championship.

B+ DEREK JETER
Finished near the top of the league in runs and average, but usual consistent
clutch hitting took a nosedive. Made the last out with the tying run on base
too many times. Defense was solid.

B+ ALEX RODRIGUEZ
MVP front-runner admitted he played like a dog for five days ... in October.
Regular season numbers were superb (.321, 48, 130), but completely flopped in
ALDS.

B+ TOM GORDON
Another strong year, but disappointing postseason, for Gordon, who can be a
free agent. Yankees have a tough decision on whether to re-sign soon-to-be
38-year-old.

B ROBINSON CANO
Rookie combined flash and dash in the field and on the bases with occasional
mental and physical lapses. His arrival meant the end of the short-lived Tony
Womack era.

B- GARY SHEFFIELD
Average was down (.291), but run production (34 HRs, 123 RBIs) was not. Thigh
injury late in season hurt running and mobility. Year Two came with more
needless distractions than Year One. So what will 2006 bring?

B- HIDEKI MATSUI
Offensive numbers were impressive (.305, 23, 116) until the ALDS. Keeps
regressing in the field. Any Yankee plan in which he's the center fielder
next year would be a mistake. Left eight runners on base in Game 5.

B- JASON GIAMBI
Won Comeback Player of the Year, which, ironically, was sponsored by a
performance enhancer. Looked hopeless at the start of the season but finished
with 32 HRs and 87 RBIs.

C JORGE POSADA
If pitching is a catcher's primary responsibility, how does that reflect on
Posada? He gets points for Shawn Chacon, Aaron Small and Chien-Ming Wang, but
he was unable to work with Randy Johnson. Why? Offensive numbers are better
than most catchers, but are slipping.

C TANYON STURTZE
Shoulder problem contributed to a higher ERA (4.73) than expected.

C AL LEITER
Was somewhat dependable in postseason after getting shellacked in regular
season. If this was it, Leiter had a fine career.

C- RANDY JOHNSON
It would be too easy to give Unit a D for "disappointment." But he won 17
games, beat the Red Sox five times and was better in the second half. ALDS
turned when he couldn't get job done in Game 3.

C- MIKE MUSSINA
Days of an ERA under 4.00 seem to be over. Won only 13 games and elbow
tendinitis late in the season is a bad omen for '06. Spit the bit in Game 5.

C- TINO MARTINEZ
Do you remember Martinez was Player of the Month in May? Unfortunately, the
other five months were mostly forgettable.

C- RUBEN SIERRA
Missed extensive time with hamstring injury. Made more of an impact last
season.

D+ BERNIE WILLIAMS
There were games the team lost because Williams looked lost in center. The
cold reality is Bernie, who anchored those championship teams, must either
take his pink slip or agree to a sharply reduced Tino Martinez-like role.

F TONY WOMACK
What were the Yankees thinking?

B JOE TORRE
Kept it together during toughest year as a skipper. But he fell two steps
short of a place he's reached four times, so it's impossible to give him an A.

B- BRIAN CASHMAN
This is more of a front office grade. Some signings (Womack, Pavano) still
perplex, but Cashman made the moves (recalling Wang and Cano, acquiring
Chacon) that prevented the season from collapsing.




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→ AdamHuangNew:op
推 alano:大家都很用心看外電  很好阿
推 DAING:呵呵 真巧
→ jy71tsao:比前面慢4分鐘又59秒...
推 Hsaie:上色很辛苦的，推一下....
推 jackydai:RJ跟Moose才C-喔　　好苛呀
推 jackydai:Tony Womack的不錯笑,只用淺顯易懂的一行文帶過　XD
推 membery:辛苦囉 ^^ 謝謝
推 solonwu:KB、CP、JW季初三大先發都被遺忘了......................
推 harryrain:這篇有上色啊，好看多了也，幫原po鼓鼓掌~~
推 colinchaung:這些球評在評論時有沒有考慮過給別人尊嚴  雖然Womack
→ colinchaung:不是那麼出色  但這種評論實在有失風度
→ colinchaung:畢竟他們的身份是球評  不是鄉民  還是紐約只有鄉民?
推 ewing:RJ跟Moose以她們的薪資和聲望 不應該被打爆!
推 harryrain:Womack拿這種薪水，打出連先發九棒都排不上的成績，像話
推 hyuchi0202:Womack評F差不多阿，不然該給什麼?
→ harryrain:嗎？他上場感覺就是自動出局數，被這種評價是很活該的
→ hyuchi0202:批評別人的評論，你也先拿出自己的論點吧 @@
→ harryrain:Womack的表現跟RJ、Moose的讓人感覺失望是不一樣的，他
→ harryrain:本季是鳥到不夠格打大聯盟先發的水準，只能用爛到爆形容
推 colinchaung:我的論點就是給人留點尊嚴  他也是人
推 hyuchi0202:真是笑話，你連他的成績都講不出來就要大家給他尊嚴
→ hyuchi0202:你先查查他的成績，再來聊聊他今年是不是真的爛到爆炸
推 talk520:推hyuchi0202中肯
推 steo:Womack如果簽的是小聯盟約我們都對他沒意見
→ steo:但他一年200萬,而且簽了兩年.
推 rosemars:Womack 今年被紐約媒體罵習慣了, 不差這一篇.
推 ljuber:KB、CP、JW大概是連評都沒資格評吧..幾乎沒貢獻...
推 colinchaung:hyuchi0202他的成績誰查不到  給人尊嚴很難嗎?  或許
→ colinchaung:對你來說相當困難  你可以說他很差  但不是這種羞辱
推 hyuchi0202:他的成績拿F本來就嫌多，有問題回信討論如何?
推 colinchaung:第一封信就罵人  這也叫討論？
→ colinchaung:還有...我不當國中生很了  真沒水準
推 hyuchi0202:回信講，不要在這邊放炮，罵只放話的人，也是一種討論