14-13

All things considered, whether the Yankees were plagued by injures (A-Rod, Jorge, Bruney, Jeter, Giambi) or horrific slumps (Giambi, Cano, Damon), the team has more than survived its grueling road trip, going 14-13, as our boys are finally headed home. The past few weeks have been riddled with a myriad of miserable moments, however, somehow, the team still finds itself 1 game out of first place.

Again, all things considered, that seems pretty good.

The team is obviously very happy that the road trip is over and, hopefully, by stabilizing their location for a bit, the Yankees will be able to rest up and maybe being back in NY will help Robinson Cano, as he experiences what can only be described as a particularly dreadful funk.

Right now, while the Yankees are headed back to NY, Jorge Posada has been traveling the country in search of answers. His shoulder has become a huge situation for the Yankees and he was seen by Dr. James Andrews yesterday. George King III that the Yankees probably won’t provide any info. on Jorge until their team doctor, Dr. Stuart Hershon, sees Posada’s new MRI results (taken yesterday). Jorge may also visit the Reds to see Tim Kremcheck, the team’s doctor and a renound shoulder expert.

The King article (mentioned above) is also interesting because of the following passage:

Though the club was mum about what Andrews found, if you read between the lines of what people who know Posada well are saying, rest - and not surgery - might be the remedy. Two weeks ago there was talk that Posada was suffering from a tear in the labrum area and that he received a cortisone shot from a Red Sox team doctor. He denied both.

“He will be all right, he will be back in a couple of weeks,” said Derek Jeter, Posada’s closest friend in the clubhouse, who spoke briefly to the catcher. “I am not a doctor, but he will be fine.”

Joe Girardi indicated surgery wasn’t necessary because he believes it’s a strain, not a tear.

“If it’s a strain then surgery is not an option,” he said. “We will probably rest him a little bit longer.”

There are all these conflicting reports about Jorge having a subscapularis muscle tear (not labrum) and there are people like Joe Girardi who totally counter that notion. This article continues to blurs our understanding of the situation, but at least Jeter said what he said. I mean, you would think that he would have some sort of insider knowledge regarding the situation (Jorge could have texted him).

In the end, the Yankees will have to wait and be patient. That’s the name of the game this year–patience. They’ll wait on the kids to become productive pitchers and they’ll wait on the veterans to heal. Back with more, tomorrow.