tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post6663277200194960185..comments2008-05-31T00:53:26.125-04:00Vegas Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353166004125421683VegasWatch@gmail.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-74319449705701989042008-05-31T00:53:00.000-04:002008-05-31T00:53:00.000-04:002008-05-31T00:53:00.000-04:00Jacoby Ellsbury - 24<BR/>Dustin Pedroia - 24<BR/>David Ortiz - 32<BR/>Manny Ramirez - 36<BR/>Mike Lowell - 34<BR/>J.D. Drew - 32 <BR/>Jason Varitek - 36<BR/>Coco Crisp - 28 <BR/>Julio Lugo - 32<BR/><BR/>Three guys under 32. Are we expecting most of Boston to go on the DL just because the team is old? It's not 1910 anymore. Players tend to have steady careers well into their 30s. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, the real point of contention, and what we should actually be discussing, is your assertion that "One could blame the mediocre start on injuries, but is that really reasonable? [...] this is a very old team." This seems to indicate that injuries only factor into poor performance if the team is young. Once the team is old, having some of your best hitters out of the line up is no longer allowed to count in figuring out why a team is struggling. <BR/><BR/>I presume that's not what you intended, but that's how it came out.ChrisV82http://www.blogger.com/profile/02137082202640849864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-14584989434996736662008-05-18T23:00:00.000-04:002008-05-18T23:00:00.000-04:002008-05-18T23:00:00.000-04:00Love your tone.<BR/><BR/>http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/roster?team=nyy<BR/><BR/>That list, which is where they get the average age from, includes the entire 40-man roster. Andrew Brackman and Humberto Sanchez are not exactly key cogs in your 2008 New York Yankees. It is meaningless.<BR/><BR/>C Posada 36<BR/>1B Giambi 37<BR/>2B Cano 25<BR/>SS Jeter 33<BR/>3B Rodriguez 32<BR/>LF Matsui 33<BR/>CF Cabrera 23<BR/>RF Abreu 34<BR/><BR/>Two guys under 32. Young team.Vegas Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353166004125421683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-14603516344363612222008-05-18T22:50:00.000-04:002008-05-18T22:50:00.000-04:002008-05-18T22:50:00.000-04:00<I>With the exception of Generation Trey Uno, this is a very old team, and old people get hurt. That's just how the world works.</I><BR/><BR/>According to ESPN, the average age of the Yankees is 29.2 (16th), while the average age of the Rays is 27.8 (2nd). <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the average age of the Red Sox is 30.1 (25th). <BR/><BR/>Are we still blaming old age?ChrisV82http://www.blogger.com/profile/02137082202640849864noreply@blogger.com