Hughes, Kennedy, Duncan - sometimes the youth movement needs to wake up the lethargic vets.........Wang had the only playoff win last year. Did experience help Glavine? I agree experience is important but I will still put Chamberlain out there in the most critical time before any other reliever and I would put Hughes out there throwing 92 than Musina 88 anytime. At least if Hughes gets hammered he will have a short leash while Musina would be 5 - 7 runs down & Joe would still leave him in.

go yanks :) cano is hott!

Cano, Cabrera, chamberlain? who are those guys....oh wait. i'm sorry, their names were overshadowed by Jeter, A-Rod, the Godzilla, Clemons, Posada, Giambi, Damon and those other experienced guys.

Nowhere. Cano's got great defense, Melky has a cannon in the outfield and Chamberlain's one of the best setup men I've seen in a long time.

would the yankees be where they are without cano, cabrera and chamberlain?

maybe not, but compare that to where they would be without jeter, a-rod and posada. No contest, i agree young talent is important but nothing compares to a veteran leader.

as for glavine, it was 1 game and he is getting past the point of experienced and into the point of old...

I agree look what happened to the Dodgers
4th place finish
2 games above .500
*It seems like the young guys have more heart*

I think you need some experience, but there is no way the Yankees would be in the postseason without the guys you mentioned. Over the last few years, the Yankees have had guys like Randy Johnson, Kevin Brown, Gary Sheffield, Raul Mondesi, and Carl Pavano (for about five minutes). Those guys were moody, sullen, and were just here to collect a paycheck. Cano, Cabrera, and Chamberlain have electrified the team with their energy and enthusiasm. Their attitude has spread throughout the clubhouse. The Yankees have looked like robots over the past few years, with no personality, and boring. It's cool to see Cano and Cabrera having fun, and also picking on A-Rod, and to see Joba pump his fist and yell when he blows away a hitter. Kennedy and Hughes are so much more fun to watch than busts like Johnson, Brown, Pavano, and Jaret Wright. The young guys playing well are what got them into the playoffs. A-Rod carried them in the first half, but he needed help, and got it. Cano is on his way to being the best second baseman in baseball. I think one year he will hit .340 with 30 homers.

You are correct to a point.... No one can say ... Not even You, how much is learned from the Vetrens on the plane rides or the Cab rides, or during the Long nights of Poker in the Hotel rooms ,,,, So you see, the Vets are important not only on the field but also Off....

yes, go yanks, joba rules, all the rookies did a great job as did most of the older guys to. they all performed great, but experience does mean a lot to, but these kids are a special group, and the yankees are very lucky to have so many talented kids. when this group become free agents, watch the yankee payroll reach 300 million.

I kinda agree because in 1996 we had a younger Jeter, Posada, Bernie & Pettite. The young guys brought the fun part back to the team and reminded the veterans about enjoying the sport they play, instead of working to collect a paycheck. I would say use both the veterans & the youth. They know they add more speed with Alberto Gonzalez & Sardinha, in addition to Abreu & Damon, and power with Duncan & Cano to A-Rod, Matsui & Giambi, and arms like Joba & Hughes to Wang, Pettite & Rivera. Not to mention their bench is a whole lot more deeper...

Here's the thing, experience really only tends to make a significant difference in the playoffs and that's only because of the intensity of the games and pressure affiliated with them.

Yankees wouldn't be anywhere without the young guys this year. But then again where would they be without Pettite, Jeter, Arod and Mo?

Experience showed its head last year in the WS when the young Tigers couldn't field bunts well enough to survive. During the regular season they made those plays look easy.