TheKilo

He certainly has the phyisical ability, just not the plate discipline. Dude, I know you have a hard-on for Melky, but if you can't see that Jacoby Ellsbury is a far superior player than I don't know what to tell you. Nothing I can say can convince you of anything at that point. You accuse Sox fans of homerism and them throw out things like this, and then COMPLETELY DISREGARD the stats that prove Ellsbury is better. JFC, one good start and all of a sudden he's a guy with 200+ wins. Hughes last year - 5-3, 4.46 ERA. A good back of the rotation starter? I'm not willing to write him off either, but he didn't exactly set the world on fire last year.

JOE GIRARDI WILLED THE YANKEES TO A WIN LAST NIGHTTTT

Only for homeruns plz

Ray Allen is ALIVE! If the Celtics win Game 3 they are sitting pretty, IMO.

You => exception, same with JHB

Jerry Remy needs to STFU. SSS Maybe? Colon was nearing his limit and had to sit for a very lengthy bottom of the 5th. It was absolutely the right move there. If only we had David Eckstein.

With some notable exceptions there was a lot of suck in this gamethread last night.

Can you not say their pitching will regress then (especially Rasner, and the loss of Joba from the pen?)

The Yankees were 4-17 in games decided by two runs or less during that run. That's a lot of bad luck they endured last year. This year, they are right in line where they are supposed to be.

Here's the thing that many Yankee fans overlook though...this time last year, they had a positive run differential and really s***** bullpen performance. They were awful in close games. All they needed was a Joba-type pitcher to assume the 8th inning and to have Mo revert back to his norms and wins would begin coming (let's not forget the Yankees had a cakewalk of a second half schedule). This year, the Yankees are playing in a vastly improved division (Rays? Orioles 4 games over .500??) and they really are playing to the level they should be (right now). Their pitching is a huge concern, run prevention will hold this team back all year and I really don't see them going 70-47 the rest of the way (which they need if they want 90 wins). 75-42 seems way unlikely at this point (for 95 wins). Their offense will get better. The lack of production from Hughes and Kennedy has killed them and will continue to do so. Yankee fans seem to be pinning their hopes on "a magical run", spearheaded by guys like Darrell Rasner (or Horne or MucCutcheon, etc.). I see this team improving, but it will be VERY difficult for the Yankees to catch the Sox. Lucky for the Yanks they are still VERY much in the WC race because I think the Tigers are done, so they'll have to beat the As and the White Sox for the WC spot, teams I think the Yanks are superior to.

I'm not looking for "It's only May." I'm looking for a few specific reasons you can hang your hat on, telling me why you think the Yankees will turn this around. Having Arod back certainly helps but the pitching is a very large concern.

I wanted to use it but the file was too big.

W - Masterson S - Papelbon

WWDED

26 - What about the Yankees makes you think they will be making any kind of run anytime soon? I'm asking seriously. Not to be a dick.

f***ing filth. hell of a pitch there.

I understand all of that. He's not a pussy.

Oki seems to be struggling.

f***.

Hansen warming for the 9th!

Cmon man, SARCASM. I have a feeling in addition to the rise in BABIP, Masterson may have been told to work on his secondary pitches more when he got sent back down.

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