$206 million just isn’t what it used to be
Here’s what the Yankees got from their $206 million-plus team during their ALCS loss to the Rangers:
- A .201 team batting average
- A team ERA of 6.58
- A team that was outscored by 19 runs in the series
- An .091 average from Nick Swisher: he earned $6.8 million this year
- A .190 average and no homeruns from Alex Rodriguez: $33 million in salary
- A Blutarski-like .000 average from Mark Teixera: $20.6 million in salary
- A .250 average from Lance Berkman: $14.5 million
- A 6.30 ERA and only 10 innings in two starts from CC Sabathia: $24.2 million in salary
- A 7.50 ERA from A.J. Burnett: $16.5 million in salary
I guess it was too much to ask the Yankees to actually beat the Rangers; after all Texas did have a payroll of $55 million this year.
Just because the Yankees spent $150 million more on players it was apparently too much to expect them to show up.
Sometimes life is sweet.
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