Patrick O’Keefe

C - Jorge Posada
Had a mediocre postseason at the plate, going 11 for 45 with a double, 7 walks, 6 runs and 2 RBI. He hit .244 with a .352 OBA. Was very good on defense.

1B - John Olerud/Tony Clark
Both played solid D with Olerud making a couple of nice plays, as I recall. But, both were pretty weak with the bat. Clark went 3 for 22 with a double, no walks, no runs and 1 RBI (.136 for both average and OBA) while Olerud went 5 for 26 with 2 doubles, 2 walks, 3 runs 2 RBI and 1 notable home run off of Pedro Martinez to give the Yankees the 3-1 win in game 2 of the ALCS.

2B - Miguel Cairo
Cairo put together a pretty good postseason, hitting .256 with a .383 OBA. He was 10 for 37 with 4 doubles, 4 walks, 1 SB, 7 runs and 1 RBI.

3B - Alex Rodriguez
Very hot for much of the postseason, he fizzled out at the end going 1 for his last 12. Overall, he hit .320 with a .414 OBA. He was 16 for 50 with 5 doubles, 3 home runs, 6 walks, 11 runs, 8 RBI and 2 SB.

SS - Derek Jeter
Not great, not horrible… somewhere in between. He went 12 for 49 with 2 doubles, 1 home run 7 walks, 8 runs, 9 RBI and 2 SB. He was good in the field, making a couple of nice, memorable, heads up plays.

LF - Hideki Matsui
Matsui was hot. He went 21 for 51 with 5 walks, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 12 runs and 13 RBI. He hit .412 with a .456 OBA. Although he did make a miscue or two in the field, his play was solid overall.

CF - Bernie Williams
I may have an entry up on Bernie later, but for now… another good postseason for Bernie Williams. He went 16 for 54 with 1 walk, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 6 runs and 13 RBI. He hit .296 with a .309 OBA. Maybe not the best, but suffice to say - he drove guys in.

RF - Gary Sheffield
Sheffield logged a pretty healthy first postseason with the Yankees, hitting .292 with a .404 OBA. He was 14 for 48 with 9 walks, 4 doubles, 2 home runs, 9 runs and 7 RBI.

DH - Ruben Sierra/Kenny Lofton
I’ve seen some folks chastising Torre for using Sierra so much. Hooey. I mean, I could go either way… but, if I had to pick one, I’d rather see Ruben walk up to the plate. Both had respectable postseasons, however. Lofton went 4 for 14 with 2 walks, 1 home run, 1 run, 3 RBI and 1 SB. He had a .286 batting average with a .375 OBA. Sierra went 9 for 33 with 5 walks, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 (big) home run (to get the Yanks past the Twins in Game 4 of the ALDS), 2 runs, 5 RBI and 1 SB.

PR/RF - Bubba Crosby
Came in as a late pinch runner for Gary Sheffield in the ALCS game 3 blowout and scored a run. Saw action in two other games as a pinch runner and defensive replacement for Sheffield.

SP - Mike Mussina
Mussina pitched well in his three starts, allowing 2 ER over 7, 4 ER over 6.2 and 2 ER over 6 and finishing with a 1-1 record and 3.66 ERA over 19.2 innings.

SP - Jon Lieber
Lieber was good for the Yanks, finishing with an ERA of 3.43 over 21 innings and 3 starts. However, despite those good outings, his record was 1-1.

SP - Kevin Brown
After making a solid first start (1 ER in 6 IP), Brown went completely downhill, finishing with a postseason ERA of 8.68 over 9.1 innings and a record of 1-1.

SP - Orlando Hernandez
El Duque only got into one game - as the ALCS game 4 starter. He allowed 3 ER in 5 innings, good enough for a 5.40 ERA and a no decision.

SP/RP - Javier Vazquez
Javy made the ALDS game 4 (clinching game) start and also came in relief twice in the ALCS. However, he pitched poorly. Despite finishing with a record of 1-0, he had an ERA of 9.53 over 11.1 innings.

RP - Mariano Rivera
Mariano was fairly dominant, allowing just 1 ER over 12.2 innings of work, but coming in with runners on (in sometimes impossible situations, such as 1st and 3rd with no out), led to him getting 3 blown saves. He also finished with 1 win, 2 saves and a 0.71 ERA in this postseason.

RP - Tom Gordon
Flash had a rough time. He pitched in all but one postseason game and had an ERA of 6.97 over 10.1 innings.

RP - Paul Quantrill
Quantrill got into 6 games and was pretty reliable, allowing ER in just 1 of those games. He finished with a 1-1 record, having an ERA of 3.38 over 5.1 innings.

RP - Tanyon Sturtze
He got plenty of action in the postseason and he was able to pitch reasonably well (his last 3 innings pitched were scoreless). Finished with a postseason ERA of 4.50 over 6 innings.

RP - Esteban Loaiza
A postseason surprise, Loaiza was very good. He allowed just 1 ER (an RBI single to Ortiz after giving the Yanks 3 scoreless extra innings) over 8.1 innings and 3 appearances, giving him a 1.08 ERA.

RP - Felix Heredia
Heredia got into 4 games, allowing ER in one of those appearances. He only pitched 1.2 innings, though, giving him an ERA of 10.80.

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