The Yankees: Just Tigers Waiting In The Woods

Could this really be the team to win #27?

Should I keep my mouth shut as nothing in set in stone yet?

Yes and yes.

Let me tell you it is difficult as a Yankees fan to keep my excited subdued. How could anyone not look at this team in awe of the team spirit alone. In addition to a Yankee team that might slip and look like a team of over hyped players as they did last night, only to continually prove it was a lapse in judgement.

The Oakland A's shut out the Bombers last night for the second loss in a row for the Yanks. It can make everyone turn-on any team were the words like "slump", "..lose two in a row" and my favorite "the pitching cannot hold up through first round of playoffs".

Any sports team will get criticized by the media and fans when their on top and fall even if it just two games.

This applies especially to my Yanks.

Why? Simply because the Yankees are winners and nothing gets attention when the champs or the best team gets dethroned.

A good example that just happened was at the PGA Championship this past weekend. Tiger Woods, a literally living legend lost on the 18th hole to Y.E. Yang. This was Yang's first major win ever, could be his last too.

For Woods, this is not his downfall, nor is Tiger never going to win a major again and that I can promise you. Tiger has 64 total PGA wins and 14 of them one of the four major events held yearly on the tour.

Sports news broadcasts around the world was more focused on the fall of Tiger; not that the first Asian to ever win a PGA major in history had happened.

Tiger had major surgery on his knee and the man won five tournaments already this year and just missed this major by two strokes. Woods was right there, leading mostly. But if he wasn't in front, all know if Tiger is on the main leader board even in tenth place it is his tournament to be had a lot of the time.

It is stupid to think Tiger is not that golfer anymore. Maybe I was stupid thinking my Yankees were going to go out like Yang probably will; winning one with meaning but focus still on the Red Sox losing instead.

Kinda sounds like a baseball team with 27 championships and was a dynasty not to many years ago.

So, as not to sound like the baseball season is over and have already started to talk about #28, I will keep my sanity.

Will it be hard?

Sometimes because it all seems so perfect right now. Some facts to back:

- CC pitched a heck of a game through 8 innings, at under 100 pitches is why the Yanks wanted him so badly.

- Dave Robertson got himself out of a trouble tonight. Two A's were on base with one out and it looked like a third was about to be added. Mo was ready to run in when the youngster took control and pitched his way to strike out Mark Ellis. That is not an easy task and this 24 year old is getting confident. Mo took a seat after that. Watch Robertson, as he will just keep getting better.

- first team to reach 75 wins this season.

- the bats were what they have consistently been with no major slumps; I think of it as being tired sometimes. Melky had his 20th double of the year and our Captain is just the man.

- Matsui seems to be playing again but probably not back to 100% but in the majors who really is. Glad to see Godzilla back. Hope that if he needs rest to take it now as Matsui is essential down the stretch.

- The team is a unit, you mess with one and you are going to pay. Made Arod smile, proudly and it is aout time that man feels good aout himself. It was like watching a teenager finally getting asked to the prom. More props to Sabathia.

So, last year was the Yankee Team who ended the season, like Tiger ended this past Sunday. Both champions in their own rights and not done just yet.