Quote: Animalman said: how many times has a terrific, amazing performance ostensibly worthy of inspiring others...not?
an inspired team, or a team playing better, does not necessarily equal a championship team or the one with the best record.
just as arod's undeniably amazing offensive performance couldn't lift the rangers out of the basement, samples like mattingly's amazing inspiration shouldn't be ignored because of record.
i believe you made the argument that arod was able to help the team win (theoretically) 30 games that they would't have won without him, because of his numbers and talent. i'd theorize that players like mattingly and jeter help to inspire X amount of wins in the same fashion.
as said, many coaches are legendary because of their leadership skills -- often valued above any play making.
