The worst haircut ever.... and the 2008 New York Yankees.

Looking at the New York Yankees 2008 season reminds me of a bad haircut. Have you ever had a bad haircut? I remember one in particular.

It was the first day of school in 1987. I was starting a new school and thinking of all the hot girls Iwas gonna get. I had this Mac Gyver style hairdoo. The early mullet. Long in back,spiky on top. I was money, so money and I knew it. Little did I know that this would be the beginning of the end. See I missed the bus that day. School was very far away, almost a 2 hr bus ride. With two working parents, I would stay home that day.  No big deal, I would stay home and watch movies all day.

  Top Gun, Rocky 4 and Back to the Future. (All on the same tape too, Betamax was the bomb back then.) Somewhere beetween Maverick, Mcfly and that bad ass robot Rocky had. The idea hit me. I thought to mix in some shaved sides(like Brian Bozworth) to my already wickedly awesome doo. So I grab the clippers. I never used them before but they looked simple enough to use. What are those plastic thingies? Guards schmuard's. Who needs those? Not me. During a clipper malfunction, the machine shuts down and on my way to see whats wrong with them. Forgetting how the optics affect direction in the mirror, BUZZZZZ. Damn. A big ass bald spot right on of my head. Suddenly my world was unraveling. Wow did I look and feel stupid.

What does any of this have to do with the yankees? Everything my friend. After the way the season ended last year, this was to be the big year for New York. Missing the bus on Santana, much like i had missed the bus to school, would end up being the beginning of the worst haircut/season ever.Who did the Twins want? Cabrera? Hughes? Kennedy? NO WAY. They were part of the big plan. Cashman could not part with them. Yes Hindsight is 20/20, I know. BUT. Things would get worse. Injuries to Posada, Jeter,Damon,Matsui,A Rod, Hughes,Kennedy. And that was just the first month.

So there I was standing in the mirror looking at my bald spot. How could i fix this? Leave it alone and let it grow back. Like I said, hindsight is 20/20. My aunt just happened to be a hairdresser,so I called her in on the case. She used several settings on the clippers to try to even the mess on top of my head. So there i was shaved on top, down to the scalp, long hair in the back. Wow I looked pretty dumb. But it would grow back in a matter of weeks, no problem. But then the big mouth chimes in. It was my cousin. He was older and had more influence on me. He just laughed and laughed. His idea was to simply shave the rest off. That would look much better. Somehow in my panicked state it seemed the best answer. So there i was totally bald. How did this happen? I was ready to rule the world some four hours earlier. Missed the bus and began to tinker with things that needed to tinkering. I could have just dealt with the small bald spot and moved on.Nope. Then just the whole shaved top, but still long and good looking everywhere else. No way, that was dumb looking. Enter the bigmouth, we will just call him Hank,talking me into shaving the whole mess bald. On the second day of school i made the bus. Kids asking me all the time if i had leukemia. Asking if I was a skin head. "Who's the cancer kid?" They would say.

My point is that by just using the talent the Yankees already had they may have had a chance. Shelley Duncan never should have been sent down. Granted we needed to get Giambi at bats, but for someone who can play so many spots in an already injury depleted team, I say you stay the course.

Then the real end. JOBA. Move him to the front. That will fix everything. Who are you kidding here. Say he has the best season ever 25 wins. Not possible? Maybe, maybe not. Definitely not in the middle of the season so what are we talking here 10 wins max 13. What about the 30 games(and counting)you are going to lose after the 7th inning? Taking him out of the back of our bullpen the dumbest move ever. EVER. Yes he is a great pitcher. Starter?  Not if you destroy possibly the best closer setup combination ever.Teams knew for sure to beat the Yankees you need to get a lead by the 5th inning or you were done. Maybe you could get lucky in the 6th, but never the 7th,8th or 9th. End of story.

Sexson? Are you joking? Seriously, everyone hates Barry(the next great sitcom idea) but how to you take Sexson over him?

Pudge? Huh? What? This is not fantasy baseball here. They have to play in real games.How can you change the chemistry that Molina has built up already with the pitching staff. The 2 - 3 weeks when he attempted  to become acclimated to his new staff were detrimental to the season. Yankee pitchers got killed.What does he have? 4 hits so far? Seriously Molina had one of the best RISP averages on the team, and a deadly arm as well.

What if?

This will be known as the what if season. What if Torre stayed. What if they got Santana.What if they left Joba in the bullpen.What if you just let the players play.What if you leave the baseball decisions to the baseball people. What if you just stay in the owners box and shut up. This is what happens. (see al davis)