True, Mr. Strawman. Not my point at all, but a good one.
The Strawman Strikes Back. That's like us saying if Joba, Posada, and Wang weren't hurt and Hughes and Kennedy pitched well, we'd be in the World Series against the Phillies.
Return of the Strawman. Ellsbury is not far superior to any player in baseball, because he sucks. Melky does suck a more though.
What the Yankees did or did not do has nothing to do with my point about the Sox. My point is that there are a lot of parallels here, and if you're season ended, you were one SP short.