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This is from a Mariner fan, so treat with circumspection:
The Yankees had a real chance to improve themselves by placing Benitez in a lower-pressure setup role. They instead chose to trade him to Seattle for Jeff Nelson, who has a bad habit of letting inherited runners score.
Even given Benitez' well-documented trouble this year, he's still a tremendous reliever, and will make a difference for Seattle as a late-innings guy to complement Rafael Soriano, Arthur Rhodes, and Shigetoshi Hasegawa. As for Nelson, well... Sunday, he inherited two runners. He let them both score, and the Yanks went on to lose the game.
Frankly, the Yanks may just win it all, but it'll be in spite of themselves and Steinbrenner if they do.
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Mac
"If it's nae Scottish, it's crap!
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