In the wake of the euphoria over the Yankees World Series victory, the one question that seems to be on everybody's mind is this: Damon or Matsui? Both of them contributed hugely to both the Yankees regular and postseason success. Both also came up huge in the World Series. Both are also getting older though, and neither have shown any indications that they may be the least bit interested in retirement.Damon hit well over .300 and his heads up double steal in Game Four was huge in a series that felt like it could have gone either way. He had a major regular season resurgence at the plate, taking advantage of a short porch in rightfield that seemed to be made specifically for him. The only flaw in his 2009 season was that his traditionally excellent range completely vanished.Matsui's Game Six heroics earned him a well deserved World Series MVP. He essentially won the clincher for the Yanks and its tough to tell him to pack his bags after a series like that. Besides that, he h...
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