It's looking bad for my favorite pinstriped team. So, I'm starting to look toward Fall, and my defending champion G-Men.
First thing, the injuries have started. Osi Umenyiora is out for the season. He is scheduled for surgery this week. The talk is Strahan will be offered some big cash to come back, but even if he does, he is so out of condition, he may be an injury waiting to happen. After suffering through the Yankees injury plagued season, are my Giants to suffer the same fate? It will be a long season, then.
Go Yankees
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
A Big Series --In August?
Hard to believe, but I think this series may be so important. The Jays are on a roll. If they put a hurting on the Yankees, the season will be pretty much over. And, they always play the Yankees tough. Right now, we are 5 games out of the wild card, and 10 out of 1st.
This 3 game series will be followed by 3 against the O's, then a homestand against the Sox and the Jays again. The next 2 weeks will most likely determine whether the Yankees play out the string, or have a shot.
They really need to win 10 of the next 12 to have a good shot. .500 will leave them in a precarious situation. Anything less, and it may be time to stick a fork in them. The 2007 Rockies proved that it's not over 'til it's over, but the Yankees are fighting some great teams for that playoff berth.
Go Yankees
This 3 game series will be followed by 3 against the O's, then a homestand against the Sox and the Jays again. The next 2 weeks will most likely determine whether the Yankees play out the string, or have a shot.
They really need to win 10 of the next 12 to have a good shot. .500 will leave them in a precarious situation. Anything less, and it may be time to stick a fork in them. The 2007 Rockies proved that it's not over 'til it's over, but the Yankees are fighting some great teams for that playoff berth.
Go Yankees
Friday, August 15, 2008
Such a season
The pain continues. Giese is on the DL now.
I'm getting tired of everyone pointing out the Yankees payroll and laughing at their struggles. They have been so destroyed by injuries, it isn't even funny any more.
What team would even be mentioned as having an outside chance after losing their catcher, left fielder, #1 (Wang) and #3 (Hughes) starter, a key reliever expected to join the rotation (Joba) for much of the season, along with their All-Star 3rd baseman missing a month.
Sure, teams get banged up, but this is ridiculous. In essence, 50 % of the staff is down. I'm not talking about sheer numbers, but who they are. Losing an ace starting pitcher like Wang is much more devastating than losing a middle inning reliever.
Matsui All-Star OF, has been out most of the year. He was a consistent 100 RBI guy who never missed a game before this year.
Posada, All-Star catcher, never was on the DL until this year. Talk about key players going down unexpectantly.
And Wang got hurt running the bases. WTH?
This is why I have accepted that this may not be the year. So many freak injuries.
But, I do remember the last time a Yankee team suffered and came up short. 1997. And we all know what happened the next year.
Go Yankees
I'm getting tired of everyone pointing out the Yankees payroll and laughing at their struggles. They have been so destroyed by injuries, it isn't even funny any more.
What team would even be mentioned as having an outside chance after losing their catcher, left fielder, #1 (Wang) and #3 (Hughes) starter, a key reliever expected to join the rotation (Joba) for much of the season, along with their All-Star 3rd baseman missing a month.
Sure, teams get banged up, but this is ridiculous. In essence, 50 % of the staff is down. I'm not talking about sheer numbers, but who they are. Losing an ace starting pitcher like Wang is much more devastating than losing a middle inning reliever.
Matsui All-Star OF, has been out most of the year. He was a consistent 100 RBI guy who never missed a game before this year.
Posada, All-Star catcher, never was on the DL until this year. Talk about key players going down unexpectantly.
And Wang got hurt running the bases. WTH?
This is why I have accepted that this may not be the year. So many freak injuries.
But, I do remember the last time a Yankee team suffered and came up short. 1997. And we all know what happened the next year.
Go Yankees
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Stoopid Yankees
I hate to admit defeat, but I think the season may be lost. Time is running out, the injuries just keep piling up, and it's not looking good.
Go Yankees
Go Yankees
Monday, August 4, 2008
I'm a guest blogger
If you have a chance, check out Tommy's blog today. http://tommybuettnerbloggingbaseball.blogspot.com/2008/08/guest-blog.html
Totally, unrelated:
Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of my favorite Yankee of all-time.
R.I.P. Thurman Munson.
Go Yankees
Totally, unrelated:
Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of my favorite Yankee of all-time.
R.I.P. Thurman Munson.
Go Yankees
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Yankees Crush the Red Sox
Oh yeah!!!
Big 10-3 win. Pettitte was excellent, (6 IP 3 runs, 1 earned 7 K) and the bullpen finished the job with 3 scoreless innings.
3 Yankee batters were hit, and not one turned into a big crying pussy like Youkilis did last night.
That makes 8 in a row, and leaves the Pinstripers just one game behind the Sox. And they are only 2.5 behind the Rays at this point.
Go Yankees
Big 10-3 win. Pettitte was excellent, (6 IP 3 runs, 1 earned 7 K) and the bullpen finished the job with 3 scoreless innings.
3 Yankee batters were hit, and not one turned into a big crying pussy like Youkilis did last night.
That makes 8 in a row, and leaves the Pinstripers just one game behind the Sox. And they are only 2.5 behind the Rays at this point.
Go Yankees
Friday, July 25, 2008
Kevin Youkilis--super punk
Man up, Kevin Youkilis.
I realize that you are not the best and the brightest, but even a dunderhead like you should recognize that Chamberlain, hell, no pitcher, is going to throw at you in the 7th inning of a 1-0 game.
These games are important as the Yankees are breathing down the Sox necks. Are you so freakin stupid as to think he's going to intentionally put you on base with the game on the line?
Nice strikeout after that, by the way. And could you cry to the first base umpire just a little more?
Yeah, that's what Frank Robinson, Mickey Mantle, HankAaron, and all the great players did if the ball came close. They cried to the umpire at first base.
Good thing you play today. If you played back in the 60's and 70's, Gibson, Drysdale, or any of a number of pitchers would have planted it in your ribs and then dared you to even look at the mound.
You big pussy.
Go Yankees
I realize that you are not the best and the brightest, but even a dunderhead like you should recognize that Chamberlain, hell, no pitcher, is going to throw at you in the 7th inning of a 1-0 game.
These games are important as the Yankees are breathing down the Sox necks. Are you so freakin stupid as to think he's going to intentionally put you on base with the game on the line?
Nice strikeout after that, by the way. And could you cry to the first base umpire just a little more?
Yeah, that's what Frank Robinson, Mickey Mantle, HankAaron, and all the great players did if the ball came close. They cried to the umpire at first base.
Good thing you play today. If you played back in the 60's and 70's, Gibson, Drysdale, or any of a number of pitchers would have planted it in your ribs and then dared you to even look at the mound.
You big pussy.
He'd hit his mama if she crowded the plate
Go Yankees
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- Yankees fan. But the team hasn't been the same since Yogi retired. TV watching expert. Manly man.
