Melk for some reason is the collective focus of most of your criticism – you also need to be more objective on your overestimation of Hughes. JMO

This is just wrong. You’re doing Kyle Farnsworth and Brian Bruney a disservice. But seriously, this is a post about Bobby Abreu. Who brought up Melky? You did. Second, you’re the on directing all of your negative criticism at one player: Bobby Abreu. Why? I don’t know.

We’ve certainly expressed our fair share of delight with Melky Cabrera. We appreciate his youth and enthusiasm, his defense and timely hitting. But he isn’t perfect, and the jury’s still out on Melky.

Anyway, that’s it. This topic is closed. There’s nothing left to say here and we’re certainly not having a rational discussion about it anymore.

That’s a silly question – the answer is nothing in this world is perfect.

Focus, grace under pressure, talent, the ability to do things with the bat others can’t – i.e. slap to rf like Jeter.

I know a couple of you guys are in your 20′s, I’d bet as you get older you will realize that there are “clutch” people in all walks of life – many reasons why, guts, brains, talent as well as luck – unfortunately not everything in life can be reduced to statsitical analysis.

I’m glad you all are so quick to measure Melky’s hitting rock bottom – and I hope he has and comes back up. And again, I love how you totally discount Damon’s inability to be an everyday CFer and Melk’s 16 assists, preventing advancing runners, etc and also the hope that he improves with more expereience.

It just amuses me that you haven’t mentioned Matsui’s .185/.343/.346 this month and his rapidly deteriorating body. Same for Giambi.

I’m glad you also didn’t “measure” Abreu not cutting off Jay Payton’s triple – that happens this month and it could be the difference maker in our season.

Even if Melk “only” won one game in September with his bat, it was one more than Abreu did and he didn’t throw a game away by not cutting off a ball that most likely Melk would have caught had he been in RF.

That’s also something you aren’t realizing, in a close game, every out you can make can be the difference maker – reducing the # of pitches the staff has to throw, recducing pressure and strain on the team – and again, you never see that in a box score.

A few years back, the Yanks staff was absolutely toast by Octber – a big reason why was the shoddy, limited range D that hung our pitchers out to dry from Game 1.

That’s why the bottom line for me is I’d rather have a 23 year old Melky making 430K and anchoring our D, than 13 mil Matsui, a soft 16 mil Abreu and a worthless 21 mil Giambi.

Alot of writers in many different papers and sites have credited Melky’s play since June 1st as a significant reason why the Yanks turned it around.

Why you people focus alot of your negativity on a guy who is still growing as a player is a bit disheartening.

Melk for some reason is the collective focus of most of your criticism – you also need to be more objective on your overestimation of Hughes. JMO

That’s the starting point. I won’t say that the ability to “rise to the occasion” doesn’t exist, but luck plays such a role that it’s completely immeasurable.

What I can measure is Melky hitting rock bottom, save for one game, since August 15.

And what’s this nonsense with “ability to evaluate a young player?” You’re using RBI to compare Melky and Abreu.

As for timely hitting, it’s a bunch of luck. If you want the full explanation, e-mail me. Otherwise, it’ll be a post this winter.

BTW, if Melky hit 0/0/0 – in the lineup you “glow” about, his D would be worth carrying him in the 9 hole – that’s what you refuse to see.

Also, unlike Abreu, Melk won a few big games with TIMELY hitting in a very bad offensive month for him.

Talk about NEGATIVITY – that’s what you guys have against a good 23 year old CF.