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Haters, get over it
By Jeremy | October 2, 2005
- The indominatable Joe Torre, who accomplished arguably the greatest coaching achievement of his career by overcoming the lofty expectations attached to his team’s payroll, season-long pitching woes, relentless rumors of his impending firing, and the return of George the Tyranical;
- Mr. Sandman Mariano Rivera, the rock on which the team is built, and who should finally win the Cy Young award;
- MVP A-Rod, who silenced relentless criticism by combining stellar defense with timely, potent offense;
- Newbies Aaron Small, Shawn Chacon, Chien-Ming Wang, Robinson Cano, and Bubba Crosby, who collectively earned 1% of the overall payroll but saved the team when the supposedly rebuilt pitching staff imploded and old-timers turned stale;
- Homegrown pillars Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and much beloved Bernie Williams, who continued to produce after ten storied seasons together;
- Ferocious Gary Sheffield, Steady Hideki Matsui, and Comeback Kid Jason Giambi, who reincarnated the vaunted Murderers Row of 1927;
- Classy veterans Tino Martinez, Ruben Sierra, and Tom “Flash†Gordon, who did whatever was asked of them;
- Randy Johson, who made us all forget an otherwise inconsitent year with an exceptional September and a 5-0 record against the Red Sox; and
- GM Brian Cashman, who weathered the failed Pavano/Brown/Wright pitching fiasco by finding Chacon in the sale pile, and calling up underrated Wang and retread Small from the minors.
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