Yankees Lineup on This Date in 2006 Was Just Stupid Good

Yankee fans spent the latter part of the spring reckoning with injuries left and right and the eventual postponement of the entire MLB season, but this pause on big league action has removed a lot of that sour tone. Now? It's all about reminiscing.

Thankfully, it's time to take a look back exactly 14 years, when the Yankees somehow rolled out a lineup on April 29, 2006 that was even more absurd than the one they rock with today.

Every single player was a stud. New York trotted out an Avengers-esque squad of sluggers to take on the Toronto Blue Jays, who could've trained for months and still wouldn't have stood a chance.

Every player on the lineup was at least a two-time All-Star. Their dominant roster led them to a staggering 17-6 victory over the Blue Jays. Johnny Damon had a great game with five runs scored (two off of homers) and three RBI. Jorge Posada and Jason Giambi each had a home run of their own, and led the team to one of their most impressive and emphatic wins of the decade.

The performance carried some historical significance, as the Yankees became the sixth team in the history of the American League to score in each of their eight innings at bat.

This team was, by all accounts, ridiculous. Derek Jeter nearly won the MVP when the campaign wrapped, finishing second to Justin Morneau. Robinson Cano reached another level, making his first All-Star Game and hitting .342. This was Bernie Williams' final campaign, but he still managed to hit .281 with 12 bombs.

How'd they not win the World Series?!

The team would go on to lose the ALDS to the Detroit Tigers that year with Jaret Wright on the mound (oh, right), but that lineup full of superstars is the kind of group that Yankees fans can remember and appreciate for decades to come.