New York Yankees in Tailspin after Loss to New York Mets

Tim Sweeney can't figure out what ails the Bronx Bombers.

by tim sweeney (Scribe)

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Editorial

May 19, 2008

MLB, AL East, New York Yankees, Joe Girardi, Editorial

The Yankees are in trouble, or so it appears from this perch.

I understand that May baseball is not August or September baseball. Losing eleven to two to the Mets in the subway series this weekend exposed the Yankees as a team in need of heart.

The problems with the pitching are evident. But what surprised me was the lack of offensive power. I found it well, offensive. The bats were mute Sunday night while a national television audience looked on.

Injuries should not be the excuse used to explain the lack of heart this team exhibits. Both Joe's, Girardi and Torre, have babysitted this bunch for too long. It's time to do what needs to be done to get this bunch to play Yankee baseball.

This can be done by getting rid of the "we'll get em' next time" attitude. A fire needs to be lit under this bunch, and now, so the Yankees don't finish in last place in 2008.

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  1. reply to comment by Jonnie
    4 months ago

    I couldn't agree more, Tim. I think Derek Jeter makes some very politically correct statements, G-rated for the benefit of the younger fans. But DJ and the rest aren't making money for being role models.

    How many times would you or I get away with telling our employer, "It's ok boss, I'll get it right the next time?", before we'd be fired? I know baseball is different than your typical nine to five, but we're all human beings and we all have ways of approaching sub-standard performance of anything.

    It's true that there's still more than 100 games left. But with every loss the margin for error for the 'run' the Yankees have to go on decreases. Yes Jete, there are plenty of games left, but why wait for the "we have to win 30 of the next 40" scenario? It needs to begin NOW!

    1. by tim
      from 4 months ago

      hey, jonnie, your so right about the politically correct statements of jeter, just once i'd like to see him do what billy wagner of the mets did!!!! lol!!!!!

  2. reply to comment by Patrick S J
    4 months ago

    I read the first sentence, then looked at Jeter; and laughed out loud. Great opener, and agreed, break out week coming up? May take A-Rod some time to get warm, hopefully not though.

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