Yanks Regaining Ground in Minnesota
May 31, 2008, 5:31 amThe Yankees are back at the .500 mark and they can thank Alex Rodriguez, Bobby Abreu and Hideki Matsui for their offense in yesterday’s affair (and to think I picked up Glen Perkins for a spot start against the Yankees in one of my fantasy leagues–hell, he’s a lefty, right!). Although the team has faced its ups and downs 1/4 of the way into the 2008 season, it essentially seems poised for a breakout against Minnesota that can propel the Yankees onwards. If Chien-Ming Wang can finally shake his current skid tomorrow against the jolly Boof Bonser, then maybe, just maybe, the Yankees can continue to claw their ways out of the AL East basement (they’re already out of last) and march towards a showdown between Boston and the Rays (weird, huh?).
With a solid rotation that boasts Wang, Pettitte, Joba, Rasner and Mike Mussina (his 8 wins and a 4.26 ERA are another shocker), the Yankees can really try to do some damage. Their lineup is already fairly solid despite Girardi’s repeated attempts to sabotage it (hello Shelley Duncan), but now, their rotation is particularly well organized. Remember, the hole the Yankees currently call home was dug, in part, thanks to IPK and Phil Hughes. With them out of the rotation, the Yankees can turn some heads.
hell yea! shaky game today but they are getting it done.
Congrats to manny!……that took allot outa me
So, do you really think Girardi’s been “sabotaging” the team? I’ve been wondering what role he’s played in their problems this season. I’ve not been impressed so far.
I think his lineup decisions have, at times, hurt the team. He’ll try to get Shelley Duncan in there although Duncan has proven that he’s probably not going to work well as a platoon player. He’ll sit a lot of the hotter players to rest them and keep them fresh down the line, which is fine, but when the Yankees are playing catchup and the league is deeper than it has been before, the Yanks can use the big bats in their lineup. I think it’s a matter of recognition, as in, I recognize this doesn’t work so I won’t try it again, but he seems ready to try, try, try again.