06/08: Can Anybody Explain This?
Posted by: Seamus
The Yankees' bats failed us once again tonight, as they wasted a solid start by Carl Pavano and lost to the Brewers 2-1. The Yankees have now lost 9 of their last 10 games and are 0-21 in games in which they've scored three runs or less.
I would've posted more blog entries over the last few days, but I really just don't know what to say. There seems to be no real explanation as to why the Yankees are struggling the way they are. One day it's the inconsistent starting pitching. The next day it's the hitting. The day after that the key relievers in the bullpen are being overused. Is this team just in a horrible funk or are the Yankees simply a 28-30 team?
I think this team is still capable of winning the World Series if they get their act together. For most of May, we've seen that they're at least capable of playing great baseball. Most of the players on the team were here last year and they won 101 games. I don't think they are going to win that many games this year, but I think they can still win 90-95 games and make the playoffs.
What kills me the most about this team is the production at the bottom of the order, in which case I'm really talking about everybody who hits after A-Rod. Some of those guys down there have had key hits, but when the team is struggling, it seems almost as if all the 6-9 batters are automatic outs. Even the once red-hot Robinson Cano is now batting .245. For most of these guys (I'm talking about the whole lineup), I really think that they are pressing too hard. A lot of times when the players surrounding a guy aren't hitting, he feels that he needs to carry the team and hit a bunch of home runs. I think I've seen that a bit from A-Rod over the past week. It's almost as if the team's struggles are hurting players' individual games when it is usually the other way around.
Hopefully the Yankees can grab a victory tomorrow night in Milwaukee. You don't want to go into St. Louis having lost 10 of 11.
I would've posted more blog entries over the last few days, but I really just don't know what to say. There seems to be no real explanation as to why the Yankees are struggling the way they are. One day it's the inconsistent starting pitching. The next day it's the hitting. The day after that the key relievers in the bullpen are being overused. Is this team just in a horrible funk or are the Yankees simply a 28-30 team?
I think this team is still capable of winning the World Series if they get their act together. For most of May, we've seen that they're at least capable of playing great baseball. Most of the players on the team were here last year and they won 101 games. I don't think they are going to win that many games this year, but I think they can still win 90-95 games and make the playoffs.
What kills me the most about this team is the production at the bottom of the order, in which case I'm really talking about everybody who hits after A-Rod. Some of those guys down there have had key hits, but when the team is struggling, it seems almost as if all the 6-9 batters are automatic outs. Even the once red-hot Robinson Cano is now batting .245. For most of these guys (I'm talking about the whole lineup), I really think that they are pressing too hard. A lot of times when the players surrounding a guy aren't hitting, he feels that he needs to carry the team and hit a bunch of home runs. I think I've seen that a bit from A-Rod over the past week. It's almost as if the team's struggles are hurting players' individual games when it is usually the other way around.
Hopefully the Yankees can grab a victory tomorrow night in Milwaukee. You don't want to go into St. Louis having lost 10 of 11.
