Media = Pressure = Pinstripes

Just a thought.......let me just say that the series starting against the Blue Jays tonight is critical for the Yankees. And I know the media (ie. Post and Daily News) will remind us and if we do sweep the Blue Jays I bet Arod's stripper would be an alternative cover "Stripper Speaks" or "Arod Extra Loose in Toronto, Again".

The media, even the local papers love to hate the Yankees. This is something that if the Yankees are doing well the front page will find some dirt, non-related sports story that admittedly even gets me wondering and eventually reading the story.

So I am guilty as anyone, but once the Yankees are struggling it's the new front page with some of the funniest headlines I have ever read. I give all the credit to the NY Post and NY Daily News cause when you think you have seen the most ridiculous the geniuses come up with a better eye catcher!!

Now...the Yankees have money and spend money, which angers lots of people and obviously whoever does the headlines which rip them about four out of seven papers weekly. Is this just the definition of jealousy cause the players are rich? Job title gets girls—lots of girls, beautiful homes, and god forbid anyone has a good time on a night during the season cause I forgot that not everyone is entitled too unwind.

And hey you can always just blame it on Arod, but how much more can one person, 33 years of age be capable of? Or Jeter who has accomplished everything any city would be proud of is compared to Reyes or how he is one of the worst shortstops statistically in baseball.

What the media hates Arod for not doing, they freely rip on Jeter for doing it (referring to postseason and clutch hitting). Boggles my mind as I am even confusing myself as to why Joba's mom was on the cover and week of Mother's Day too!! I mean that is just tasteless and deplorable at all costs.

In some sense the Yankees have to pony up the bucks as what player would want to come play here if the paycheck were not as enticing!?!?!

When the Yankees have won the World Series I presume these papers profit more, which might make an employee's bonus rise or gets to hire another staff member so it eases the workload. The whole city is on a high when any team wins a championship—the Giants' Super Bowl win in 2007 felt amazing!

It brings NYC together to forget about all the stress of everyday life for just a second. We cannot afford to be so critical on the best prospects to fulfill this for NYC to shine.

So instead of ripping the Yankees, try and back off if they are in a slump or Arod and Tex are struggling. Maybe, just maybe, if the players think we have forgotten they will try and make us remember again!!! Maybe a few less papers will sell because no one wants to read anything normal—or god forbid good or thoughtful—but we have a lot of new faces on the team and I know that nothing is better then being reminded of your failures. 

Trust me I know when I mess up and I don't need to have millions to be reminded. I know this is a big order I am talking about and unrealistic, but maybe baby steps and once in awhile cut them a break.

FYI...you're not going to be as rich or ever play for the Yankees unless you turn into superman so at least have some pride so you can celebrate when they win it and feel good about it!!

Fans, players, coaches, media, hell even my mom knows that we need to step it up and the Yankees will be watched BIG TIME in this series against Toronto and I need to not let the media influence me....so maybe (not like anyone, even my two friends who joined my blog will ever read this) don't buy the paper if it is trash. Read it online for free....