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This staff is a joke. I really don't know how this team can be expected to win a World Series when you consider the pitchers they're running out there. I hope I'm wrong, but I just don't see it.

He's afraid to even be aggressive against Josh Wilson. Speaks volumes about Javy's fastball.

After terrible outfield defense, that was a great play by Teixeira.

Wow, Posada did something. It really is pretty incredible. The Yankees just cannot hit pitchers the first time around, but if they see them again, they almost always hit.

Here are the ERA+'s of their current starting pitchers (not including today's start so far)... 128, 103, 85, 83, 82

Every pitch from Javy should be a curveball today. His fastball is batting practice.

This rotation sucks.

Really good game. The Yanks have gotten a lot of help the last couple days.

What a play.

Wow, Cliff Pennington is fast. A's need three more outs against the bottom of the TB lineup.

Doesn't surprise me to see them tie it. As I said, Benoit looked bad in the seventh, and it carried over into the eighth. I don't even give him credit for the Buck strikeout, as that AB was just terrible on Buck's part.

Benoit didn't look great against Suzuki. Lets see what he has got this inning.

Burnett on his outing... “I gave up two hard-hit balls,” he said. “If those balls don’t leave the park it’s a 2-0 game. Those are the only two pitches I’m worried about.”

And Zobrist answers right back. Can't believe that's the pitch they chose to go with on 1-2. How about trying to get him chasing...

Hellickson's off-speed stuff is quite impressive.

And Cust ties it.

Couple major question marks there. The first is Pettitte's health. The second is Hughes' innings' limit, and even if they allow Hughes to succeed, what kind of pitcher will he be once he reaches uncharted innings' territories? Additionally, that's only three starters. I don't think you can reasonably expect them to go with a three man rotation this year.

Oh, and A-Rod's hurt again. It'll be a few games before he sees any action.

This isn't knew news, but it hurts all the same. I don't think this team can win a championship without a healthy Pettitte.

Not looking forward to AJ potentially starting a playoff game...

Judging by the first sentence of this post, I'm forced to believe that you're misinterpreting my criticisms of Phil Hughes. I agree, he's very talented, and has the potential to be an ace for the Yankees (or any other team) down the line. I'll reiterate what I've maintained all along about Phil Hughes, and you pick out what you disagree with. He has a good fastball, which probably has good late life and movement. However, at this point, he has average control. Even if he's not missing outside of the strike zone, he's often wild in the strike zone, primarily in the upper regions of it. Hughes commanding his fastball better, down the road, is key to him reaching his potential. He has good break on his curveball, although his command of the pitch is inconsistent. Once again, being able to throw this pitch for strikes, and bounce it when necessary, will help him down the road. His cutter is average at best, as he has poor control with it, and it often gets hit hard. His change is subpar, and the further development of this pitch may very well make or break Hughes' future as an ace. Additionally, Hughes lacks a consistent put away pitch, which has really hurt him at times this year. Not only is it the reason for failures within individual at-bats, but it's also one of the primary reasons for his high pitch counts, making him a six inning pitcher. This is exactly how I feel about Phil Hughes, and I've never strayed from these views. I've only voiced these criticisms because the above flaws have hurt the Yankees at times this year, and they're pertinent to the discussion about Hughes' future. Someone saying something negative about Phil Hughes doesn't mean they don't think he's any good. My feelings on Phil Hughes are exactly what I've voiced in this post, and numerous times throughout this thread.

And now Mitre is trying to give them some life. I like Mitre, but he's way too inconsistent. EDIT: But then he throws pitches like that, a really nice 3-2 change, and he reminds me why I like him. EDIT 2: And it's night and day, as he makes an absolutely awful 1-2 pitch to Jackson. Although I put a lot of that on the pitch selection, more than the execution.

Well, so much for the offense pulling a disappearing act. They've really swung the bats well today.

Shouldn't matter, but Granderson has to score on that. With the ball hit that well, and Jackson playing that shallow, Granderson needs to know it isn't going to be caught. Now a bad at bat by Pena, as that base running error looms a bit larger.

Really loving the 3-0 green lights today. Nice job by Girardi.