06/03: Yankees to avoid Santana and Radke in series vs. Twins
Posted by: David
With the Yankees being so pathetic, as fans we need to look for some edge or advantage. Perhaps that edge is not having to face Brad Radke or Johan Santana in this weekend's series against the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome. However, we couldn't beat the newbies from the worst team in baseball. Did the Yankees feel they could put it on cruise control and just win by showing up? The team was so flat! When it looked like we had a chance to rally, a bone head play would appear. Case in point, Tony Womack gets picked off first with one out and a runner on third and the Yankees lose.
Are we maybe just an outfielder and a good starting pitcher away from the World Series? At times it seems this is the answer. At other times it appears the Yankees are an aging team that just doesn't click together. Do we need a major shakeup? Does someone like Posada, Womack or Bernie Williams need to be traded and try to get and influx of youth onto this team?
The answer has to be Derek Jeter leading the way. He is the captain and has to probably convene a players only meeting and just get in players faces and clear the air. The Yankees are much better than they showed against KC and probably can beat anybody if they play up to their potential.
Mike Mussina goes tonight and he has a very good lifetime record against the Twins. The hitting just has to get better. Where is the big inning? Where is the three, four or five homeruns in one game? Where is the big stolen base? Has anyone seen Mariano Rivera lately? He is like the Maytag repairman, we never need him.
Rest assured, George Steinbrenner will not sit still and wait for long. He will make changes soon and will not tolerate this level of play. I look forward to the Moose starting us off on another winning streak and Mo getting the save. Yankees fans just need to keep the faith.
Are we maybe just an outfielder and a good starting pitcher away from the World Series? At times it seems this is the answer. At other times it appears the Yankees are an aging team that just doesn't click together. Do we need a major shakeup? Does someone like Posada, Womack or Bernie Williams need to be traded and try to get and influx of youth onto this team?
The answer has to be Derek Jeter leading the way. He is the captain and has to probably convene a players only meeting and just get in players faces and clear the air. The Yankees are much better than they showed against KC and probably can beat anybody if they play up to their potential.
Mike Mussina goes tonight and he has a very good lifetime record against the Twins. The hitting just has to get better. Where is the big inning? Where is the three, four or five homeruns in one game? Where is the big stolen base? Has anyone seen Mariano Rivera lately? He is like the Maytag repairman, we never need him.
Rest assured, George Steinbrenner will not sit still and wait for long. He will make changes soon and will not tolerate this level of play. I look forward to the Moose starting us off on another winning streak and Mo getting the save. Yankees fans just need to keep the faith.
Patrick wrote:
So, what I am saying is that we probably have to work this one out on our own, unless a good trade comes along where we don't have to trade Wang, Cano or our top prospects (doesn't seem too likely).
I feel OK about our pitching. I mean... Randy, Moose, Brown, Wang, Pavano, Wright... all of these guys would have a spot in pretty much every rotation in baseball. We need to go with the SP we have.
The one position that we could use help at is CF. If we could get a good CF, we can shift Hideki back to LF, make Bernie the regular DH (backup OF), leave Cano in and go with a bench of Womack, Flaherty, Giambi, Sierra and Sanchez/Johnson.
But, where are we going to get a good CF for a reasonable price? No idea.