 When reacting to the strike's cancellation of the season, the first words many people on the Yankees, including Owner George Steinbrenner, General Manager Gene Michael, and Showalter all said was that they all felt bad for Mattingly, saying that he deserved a postseason.Mattingly led active players in both games played and at bats without ever appearing in the postseason.Yankees hitters were walked 530 times in the strike-shortened season