And the reason was the outfield? Maybe Saberhagen, Wake, Flash Gordon, Mo Vaughn and Nomar were the reason for most of the success of that team. I don’t get you. People say that the ‘98 Outfield was subpar and you argue that the team was over .500. LOL! Red Sox pitching sucked for much of the late 60 and 70’s yet they almost always finished above .500. It wasn’t because of their pitching. It’s the same concept here. The strength of the ‘98 team wasn’t their OF. No HOF candidates there.