I totally agree. And one of the arguments you’ll hear is “who cares, Mantle and Ruth used to drink all the time and were out until the odd hours of the night”. The big difference is the fact that Melky nor Robbie are anywhere near the tier on which Ruth and Mantle are.

It’s not some random date that I chose”

Not saying otherwise. Just sayin the past week and half, they’ve played poorly. What they did in the 4 weeks prior to that doesn’t change that.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/s.....own-report

The Yankees had trouble beating bad teams last year in the first half as well.

If nothing else, you have to admit Gardner’s approach at the plate and apparent command of the strike zone are good things. Whether he can parlay that into some production is something else, but he’s probably earned a shot to find out.

There are all kinds of Yankee fans. Because people don’t root and think the same doesn’t make them any less fans. Some people like the thrill of living on the edge and waiting for the big day to come around. Some prefer more consistency.

The fans here who are upset really want to be able to cheer for the Yankees. But a lot of them see a team of underachievers without any good reason to think they will start to achieve. That’s their right to feel that way.

This team has yet to work as a team for any period of time. If the pitching is working the hitting is not. If the hitting is working the pitching is not. If hitting and starting pitching are there the bullpen implodes. That’s no way to go through a season. The most frustrating thing is not being able to figure out why a lineup that was supposed to score the most runs in the majors looks like it is on its way to the baseball graveyard. A lot of questions and not a lot of answers.

I agree with the poster who said the frustrating thing is not that we lose games but that we lose games we should be winning. Not being able to hit with RISP is a dangerous thing for any team. The Yankees find new ways to add to that stat daily.

This team hasn’t given me much to cheer about. When you have the goods but the goods can’t deliver that’s when you’re in your biggest trouble. Go out and get a bat? When you have stars at just about every position you shouldn’t need to go out and get a bat. These jokers need to start hitting.

Leyland got his team to do it. Guillen got his team to do it. Girardi doesn’t seem to have the answer.

So you can’t go knocking posters here who are totally frustrated with a team that’s underachieving. That’s unfair. You want to be optimistic about the future nobody is taking that away from you. Just don’t confuse that with thinking you’re a better Yankee fan than people who are here complaining. They love the team as much as you do, maybe some more. They just don’t have the patience you do.

Lies, damn lies, and statistics and all that stuff.”

I chose May 20th as my starting point because that’s the day A-Rod came back from being hurt.

It’s not some random date that I chose.