The New York Yankees Need Some Offense.... For "Starter's Sakes!!"

                 Barry Bonds Provides Cost-Effective Answer to Ailing Offense

And Tells the Rotation That NY is All-In to Win

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Washington DC  - July 30, 2007

The NY Yankees loss last night was a microcosm of their season, in it that Darrell Rasner shut the O's offense down to 2 runs for a full 6 innings, and still lost. 

In the bottom of the ninth inning with bases loaded Jason Giambi hit a single, bringing the Yanks to within one run.  The rest of the batting order produced nothing more and suufered 3 strik-outs ending the game with a loss. A-Rod, Cano and Betemit all whiffed.

This is a week in the AL East where New York can make reak progress again in the standings, as the Rays face the Jays in Toronto and Tampa has a losing record on the road. 

There is also Boston facing the Angels, who have beaten Boston the last 6 times in a row.  With the Angles picking up Teixeira one might assume that Boston will lose again tonight, especially with the lefty All-Star, Joe Saunders, on the hump.

This week is a perfect opportunity for the Yanks to make a move up, maybe passing Boston who just lost 2 of 3 to NY, and pulling within 1 of Tampa.  Instead the Bronx Bomers bombed again and have lost 3 in a row, as has Boston, while Tampa has gone 1W and 1L against the Jays; but they just lost 2 of 3 in Kansas City.

Last night was a snap shot of The Yanks have lost games where the blame was not all on the bull pen, nor on the rotation and not the defense's fault either, but instead it has been an offensive slump that has been with the team in NY since the beginning of the season.  Whether it was result of injury or not does not matter to the scoreboard.. 

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