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Originally Posted by Scott_J
How did Francona respect the fans by making those moves? Mariano and A-Rod have better numbers this season this Papelbon and Manny, respectively. He played it that way because he felt it gave him the best chance to win. Plain and simple.
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I'll give you Rivera, but Tito's real gift to the Yankee fans was batting Jeter (Season BA 283) second over Pedroia (318) and Youk (314). Both of their batting averages were higher than A-Rod's (313). That still shows respect for the Yankees, a respect that the Yankee fans did not return in kind.