Photo: beuler.files.wordpress.com Yankees fans woke up this Monday very sad and ashamed of losing the series against the Mets. They are also depressed and heart-broken because they are looking for the defending champions that disappeared last week.
Is the Bronx burning? Yes, the Bronx is burning thanks to last week's performance. The Yankees are playing awful baseball because nothing, but nothing is working. Terrible pitching and batting got married to make the Yankees an unrecognizable team at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field.
The door to last week's misfortune was opened at Sunday May 16th at home, when Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera couldn't hold a 3-1 lead in the eighth inning allowing Jason Kubel of the Minnesota Twins to hit a grand slam. The next day, Yankee Stadium hosted a big party when the 'Bombers' were trailing 7-9 and Alex Rodriguez and Marcus Thames happily ripped two-run homeruns to defeat the Red Sox. A fleeting victory...
On Tuesday, a struggling and disappointed Chamberlain pitched again in the eighth. The Red Sox were ready to hammer with four runs. The right hander blew a 5-1 advantage, and Mariano Rivera lost the game in the ninth .
It was just a loss? No, it wasn't. Unfortunately, the problems continued in the two-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays, the best team in the season. The 2008 American League Champions alarmed the starting pitching, batting hard against AJ Burnett and Andy Pettitte. It wasn't only Burnett's and Pettitte's fault, Phil Hughes and CC Sabathia couldn't take the correct way in the Subway Series played at Citi Field.
As a result of the lack of effective arms in the last seven games, the Yankees pitching ended with an ERA above 6.00, the exact number is 6.05, so far from the 3.93 that they've shown during the season.
No clutch!
The offense should look forward to trying to solve part of the pitcher's slumps. However, the bats also failed getting a good .288 average-.279 in the season-, but it was very difficult to score runs due to a hits shortage with runners in scoring position. A clear and horrible example happened in the last two games with the Mets when the Yankees only capitalized on 6 of 23 opportunities.
Furthermore, millionaire players such as Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez participated last week in the games being invisibles. Despite registering a .345, 'A-Rod' had just a good performance in the winning match against Boston (four RBIs), then drove in another run against Tampa, but striking out eight times doesn't justify a 33 million dollar salary a year. Teixeira is like the 'April-Teixeira' as a result of a 4-29 (.137), eight strike outs and 1 RBI.
'Tex' is the third batter in the lineup and 'A-Rod' the fourth. This performance can't be possible! The team really needs the clutch! They must improve! Kevin Russo, the two-RBI double hitter on Friday's win, Juan Miranda and Francisco Cervelli can help, but they are not called to carry the team and they can't do it all the time. Hopefully Curtis Granderson (injured) would come back in late May to contribute to wake up the sleepy clutch. Don't forget that Jorge Posada won't appear until three or four weeks.
The Bronx is burning! Losing five games and just winning two in a week is normal when you have to play 162 games in the regular season. It won't be the first time that the fans will have to watch it, but the Bronx is burning because the Yankees are driving in different roads to go the field, so al the pieces (pitching and batting) are not working together.
Good pitches and good swings have to end the divorce! The Yankees never surrender the fight! They scored in the ninth inning in five of the seven games of the forgettable week! Marriage and heart will bring back the winning streak! That's the Bomber's hope! The first challenge to rebuild will be the Minnesota Twins at Target Field! Goooooooooooo Yaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnkeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!
Go Yankees!
Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!
Is the Bronx burning? Yes, the Bronx is burning thanks to last week's performance. The Yankees are playing awful baseball because nothing, but nothing is working. Terrible pitching and batting got married to make the Yankees an unrecognizable team at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field.
The door to last week's misfortune was opened at Sunday May 16th at home, when Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera couldn't hold a 3-1 lead in the eighth inning allowing Jason Kubel of the Minnesota Twins to hit a grand slam. The next day, Yankee Stadium hosted a big party when the 'Bombers' were trailing 7-9 and Alex Rodriguez and Marcus Thames happily ripped two-run homeruns to defeat the Red Sox. A fleeting victory...
On Tuesday, a struggling and disappointed Chamberlain pitched again in the eighth. The Red Sox were ready to hammer with four runs. The right hander blew a 5-1 advantage, and Mariano Rivera lost the game in the ninth .
It was just a loss? No, it wasn't. Unfortunately, the problems continued in the two-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays, the best team in the season. The 2008 American League Champions alarmed the starting pitching, batting hard against AJ Burnett and Andy Pettitte. It wasn't only Burnett's and Pettitte's fault, Phil Hughes and CC Sabathia couldn't take the correct way in the Subway Series played at Citi Field.
As a result of the lack of effective arms in the last seven games, the Yankees pitching ended with an ERA above 6.00, the exact number is 6.05, so far from the 3.93 that they've shown during the season.
No clutch!
The offense should look forward to trying to solve part of the pitcher's slumps. However, the bats also failed getting a good .288 average-.279 in the season-, but it was very difficult to score runs due to a hits shortage with runners in scoring position. A clear and horrible example happened in the last two games with the Mets when the Yankees only capitalized on 6 of 23 opportunities.
Furthermore, millionaire players such as Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez participated last week in the games being invisibles. Despite registering a .345, 'A-Rod' had just a good performance in the winning match against Boston (four RBIs), then drove in another run against Tampa, but striking out eight times doesn't justify a 33 million dollar salary a year. Teixeira is like the 'April-Teixeira' as a result of a 4-29 (.137), eight strike outs and 1 RBI.
'Tex' is the third batter in the lineup and 'A-Rod' the fourth. This performance can't be possible! The team really needs the clutch! They must improve! Kevin Russo, the two-RBI double hitter on Friday's win, Juan Miranda and Francisco Cervelli can help, but they are not called to carry the team and they can't do it all the time. Hopefully Curtis Granderson (injured) would come back in late May to contribute to wake up the sleepy clutch. Don't forget that Jorge Posada won't appear until three or four weeks.
The Bronx is burning! Losing five games and just winning two in a week is normal when you have to play 162 games in the regular season. It won't be the first time that the fans will have to watch it, but the Bronx is burning because the Yankees are driving in different roads to go the field, so al the pieces (pitching and batting) are not working together.
Good pitches and good swings have to end the divorce! The Yankees never surrender the fight! They scored in the ninth inning in five of the seven games of the forgettable week! Marriage and heart will bring back the winning streak! That's the Bomber's hope! The first challenge to rebuild will be the Minnesota Twins at Target Field! Goooooooooooo Yaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnkeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!
Go Yankees!
Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!
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