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Originally Posted by NeilAllen  I'll tell you where I think imtimidation absolutely was a factor: the 2000 World Series. The Mets had a superior team and most definitely had that look of a team intimidated and waiting for doom, even at those rare times when they were shocked to find themselves in the lead. |
Intimidation may have been a factor, but even I (who have been called someone who is "blind to any Mets flaws") wouldn't dare call the Mets the "superior" team.
With a line-up that included Benny, JayPay, and Timo in the OF, Bordick/Abbott at SS, and Todd Zeile at 1B, compared to a Yankee line-up that included Jeter, Posada, Bernie, Martinez, Brosius and Knoblauch, only the managerial superiority of Bobby V might have brought victory.
Pitching-wise, Mike Hampton was an All-Star for us (though he folded in the WS), but Leiter/Reed/Rusch as SPs vs Clemens/Pettitte/Duque was a mismatch. Throw in Mando vs Rivera closing, and it gets worse.
A "superior" Mets team? C'mon, Neil, what are you smoking?