Last weekend, it was painful to watch the Yankees lose two in a row to the Red Sox after taking the first game on Friday at Fenway Park. Sunday was a tough loss. Tied going into the 9th inning, the Yankees failed to score, then Mariano Rivera blows a save and gives up the winning run.
Then coming into the weekday series versus Anaheim, the Yankees drop the first game and almost lose the finale with MO almost blowing another save. He gave up a 3 run homerun at the top of the 9th inning...if it was a grand slam the game would have been tied. I seriously thought the Yankees were on a roll, after dropping the first game to Baltimore at home, then going on an eight game winning streak. However, we suck. We dropped the first game to Tampa Bay yet again- in a duel between CC Sabathia and David Price, two of the AL's finest aces. We won on Saturday, then the game got postponed.
Currently, there is a huge debate and fire in my opinion on whether AJ Burnett should be banished to the bullpen. Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon are also potential candidates.
Rookie phenomena Ivan Nova is all but guaranteed a spot in the rotation, come playoff time in October with his solid pitching throughout the season... so what was the demotion to triple A all about when Phil Hughes was activated off the disabled list? Nova is twenty four years old, just a few months older than me and has given the Yankees quality starts. In my eyes, he is pitching like a seasoned veteran! Brian Cashman better not trade him away. He is the future of the team, and a solid contributor.
Bartolo Colon has resurrected himself but has been up and down as of late. Phil Hughes is nowhere near his form last year when he won 18 games. He has been inconsistent, one solid outing then pitching poorly the next game. Damn, you need your focus cause you can be real good.
AJ has yet to win a start since June. He is massively overpaid- which raises a huge question- why is he underperforming and having an ugly ERA. The only time I recalled him being a star was during the 2009 World Series when we won it all. Otherwise, dear AJ, please start winning games and get those damn outs, not give up hits and homeruns!
If the playoffs were to start today, my ideal rotation would be CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova and goddamnit I can't make up my mind. Too much inconsistency.
The offense is decently good, but on a bad day, the middle of the order can be shut down and only manage to hit ground balls to shortstop. It's so unpredictable. We're capable of putting ten runs on the board on any given day... ARod, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson. Always a homerun threat.
What is with Jorge Posada getting benched? I know he's in the last year of his contract, and he is slumping, but damn, Joe Giradi should not treat him like trash, Posada is an all but certain first ballot hall of famer after he retires when the season ends. Don't banish him. Have him come off the bench as a pinch hitter, show the guy some respect, skipper! See what he did on Saturday? Grand slam baby!!!!!!!!! He still has some left in the tank!
I'm outta here like a strikeout.
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