Nick Green at shortstop, Bailey at first base…

And don’t forget, that team has lost Dice K, Beckett has been awful, and Big Papi hasn’t hit a homer yet…

Think of all the excuses Joe Girardi would have if he were managing the Boston Red Sox… But they don’t need excuses… They keep winning.

LA Dodgers, SF Giants, Chi Cubs, Cin Reds, Mil Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, Phil Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals.

Now HONESTLY, how many of those teams would you swap rosters with, even WITH the injuries???

How many of those teams have a better front four in the rotation??? A better lineup??? A better closer???

Do the Yankees have middle relief and setup issues??? You bet… How many of those teams DON’T???

There are PLENTY of managers around baseball getting more out of their teams than Joe Girardi gets out the Yankees, and there doing it with a lot less talent than Girardi is working with.

You don’t commit that much money to free agents and go on a rebuilding year.

There is major pressure to win now, way more than last year. With this kind of high priced team, results are expected. At least last year, they can justify that “we are waiting for Giambi, Abreu, Mussina, Pavano, et al to become FA so we have money to spend in the offseason”.

Now the money has been spent, and the results haven’t been much better. Girardi will be on the hot seat if this doesn’t turn around in the next couple of weeks.

Joba hitting Bay is old school baseball. You think Beckett doesn’t plunk people on purpose? Do you think Joba did that on his own? Girardi was fu&$ing miffed monday night b/c of the potential sign stealing and told the Sox 1B coach he was going to get someone hurt. Bay’s mastery of the Yanks so far this season and Monday night’s escapades just got this going. The Sox will get back at the Yanks, probably hitting A-Rod when the Yanks see Boston again.

As for the yanks as a whole, I am glad there are some reasonable fans blogging about the good things the Yanks have, the fact that there are injuries to overcome and that it is still early May. You can name at least a dozen teams that started off poorly each of the last 4-5 years that stayed in the fight and kept climbing up off the mat to make it to September with a chance (Phillies- twice, Rays, Rockies and many more).

The one thing that will kill the Yanks this year is/are injuries. Posada’s injury is HUGE. Bruney’s is HUGE, as is Nady’s. Not b/c Nady is great, but he gives the team a reasonable bench. If these guys don’t come back healthy and able we are screwed.

The Yanks are in a tough spot with aging veterans and new young players. The vets are showing decline and injury, the new guys are showing jitters and rookie mistakes. I thought with the new starters we would be fine this year, but this might be a dreaded “rebuilding” year for us.

So when you strike someone out in a game your team is losing and you fist pump and scream and all that other stuff it’s bringing life to the team. But when you strike someone out to finish a game that your team has just won that’s showboating? Nice to see Yankees fans aren’t hypocrites.

Joba pitched great. Then he looked like a punk by hitting Bay just because Bay dares to hit a home run off of him.

look at torre.
i get a feeling that girardi is not the right guy.
this team needs an older manager.
girardi is better suited for a young team.

why not trade some of our prospects for an outfielder & some bullpen help.

gardner,melky,kennedy & others should be used to get a cf,a bat & some bullpen help.

this team just does not have the look or feel of a winner.
we win one & lose one,win two & lose two.

the good teams like the rs overcome the problems.right now the yankees are not overcoming their problems.

the pitching is just not getting it done.