Unfortunately, the team seems unable to put together pitching and hitting on the same nights. They also lack flexibility and depth. The lineup has the ability to put up big numbers down the stretch; all that's left is to see if they can do it.
Colin Linneweber: Start hitting with runners in scoring position and finally realize the urgency that they face.
Jersey: A lot has gone wrong for the Yanks. The offense is inconsistent, the starting pitching has been poor, and the bullpen has been awful of late. However, I think all three of these are fixable.
The offense and bullpen are too good not to pull it together, but the real issue is starting pitching.
Ponson has been a pleasant surprise, but I don't think anyone truly expects him to continue this way. Rasner is on his way out as soon as Joba comes back, and while Geise has been good so far, so was Rasner in his first few turns.
With three-fifths of your rotation unreliable, you'll have trouble making the playoffs, especially when the climb is so steep. However, Joba is not expected to miss too much time, and perhaps Phil Hughes or a veteran pitcher acquired via waivers can help bring stability back to the rotation.
Jordan Schwartz: Clearly they need to start doing a better job with runners in scoring position, especially getting that runner home from third with less than two outs with a groundball or a sac fly.
However, Manager Joe Girardi also needs to put them into easier run-scoring situations, and that means bunting. Not bunting with Johnny Damon up with two on and nobody out in the ninth inning of a tie game on Saturday was completely ridiculous.
If you're not going to lay one down there, you might as well take the bunt completely out of the playbook, which it looks like Girardi has done.
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