i agree, but you have to allow for the political nature of team management. Ralph was leaving the team, and at the time damon was the teams future (laughs!) so i can understand EJ not wanting RS having all the glory.
at the time i was a huge hill fan, so seeing him lose out in that way was terrible.
seeing him pass scumacher was brilliant!
i was glad to see JV take the title that year. i cant deny scumachers driving skill, but his "win at all cost's, including driving others off the track" attitude makes my blood boil.