Much of the Major League baseball community was elated to see the Yankees start the season off in such a slow fashion and dwell in the cellar position of their division. However, we all knew it was just a matter of time before the Yankees would scrape and crawl their way back to the top. This is largely due to the fact that Mussina is having a career year. He is the only stable aspect of the Yankees right now – except for A-Rod has had some resurgence ever since someone called him a “girl.” (A-Rod: “I’ll show you that I am not a girl.”) Randy Johnson hasn’t been helping the cause – which is sad, because he has been such a dominant pitcher for so long and is one of the only likable guys on the Yankees.
I thought the injuries to the Yankees would hurt them, but it might actually force A-Rod to play better. He has been so complacent for so long because the team is surround by good solid players that he doesn’t have to shine. But perhaps, like Andrew Jones last year when Chipper went down to injuries, A-Rod will start living up to his talent and the hype. I didn’t intend this blog to focus so much on A-Rod, but instead I wanted to ‘bash’ the Yankees a bit.
The Yankees will make it to the playoffs again this year, unless Mussina reverts back to his old form and Randy Johnson never regains his old form. However, Boston has been playing extremely well lately, but that might just be mirage, given the many changes made to their team and lack of playing experience together. Beckett seems to be a quality ‘gamer’ and Schilling has shown some brilliance at times. Even Mike Lowell has improved drastically from last year. Some of Boston’s role players, like Willy Mo Pena and Mark Loretta, have shown steady improvement. Who knows, maybe Boston will sit at the top of the rankings by the end of the season - - and we can only pray for more Yankee injuries. But then they will just go out and buy more players….
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All I know is that I'm glad that ferret looking "Big Unit" is struggling. I don't think he likes all the big lights of New York and all the scrutinizing that comes along with playing for the Spankmees.
As for "Gay Rod," he'll always be a choker. He'll put up great stats during the season, but when it comes crunch time during the playoffs, he'll blow it. He needs to take lessons from Big Papi on how to come through in the clutch.
There's nothing better than seeing the Yankoffs underachieve every year. So far, throwing all of that money around hasn't brought Steinebrenner the thing he wants most - a championship. Hopefully he doesn't come to the realization that it's pitching and defense, not offense, that wins championships...
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