1 Game Out - Of Last

Throughout April, Derek Jeter was nearly able to single handedly carry the Yankees on his 38 year old shoulders while the pitching staff found their way, Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner got hurt, and Arod and Teixeira completely forgot how to hit in the clutch all together.  We just lost 2 of 3 to the Cincinnati Reds.  Are you kidding me?

This is not the Yankees we are accustomed to.  Speed and a 'win at all cost mindset' is not part of this Yankees team.  Players have 'coughs' and are rotated in and out of the DH spot to prevent their bodies from falling apart.  Mariano Rivera is gone, and teams now play the same number of innings as the Yankees.  Jorge Posada is watching the Price is Right and cruising around Miami in his mini-yacht with his wife and family.  39 year old Andy Pettitte is doing everything he can to hold this together, pitching a solid two outtings, but not getting Ws.  No, this really isn't a good Yankees team right now.  Not at all.

We're watching a mediocre management team, a mediocre coach, and a group of overplayed, aging premadonnas trying to milk the final years of their contracts.  George Steinbrenner would be furious.  There would be newspaper covers with his qoutes, calling out players and returning a better result for the fans.  These sons of his are clearly not him.  Endless amounts of poor mistakes by Joe Girardi and poor decisions by Brian Cashman mixed with a little unlucky streak have the Yankees 1 game out of last place for the first time in 20 + years.

This is a tough time to be a fan.  It is painful to watch.  Wins are dull and losses are brutal.  Something must change, and luck alone wont do it.  This team needs to be pressured to perform or it should be known there will be change.  It HAS to happen or it's going to be a very long summer.