The '98 Marlins lost 108 games, and it is safe to say that the 2004 Yankees will fare much better.

But even without ideal conditions, the Yankees have fared well.

And the Yankees did not fare so poorly themselves.

But the 1998 Yankees are a far superior defensive team, and again, relative to their peers, the Yankees fare better.

The Yankees fared better than the Red Sox in that aspect.

This season the Yankees have actually fared better statistically against left-handers than right-handers.

However the Yankees fare this fall, Mr. Martinez is not worried.

That will depend on how the Yankees fare in their final three games, against Detroit starting tonight at the Stadium.

Gallego was a major reason the Yankees fared so well against the left-handers, batting .421 in the six games.

It will be interesting to see how the Yankees, who lead the major leagues with 106 homers, fare with the baseballs and the stadium.