How it feels not to make the playoffs

First, let me congratulate the Rays and Red Sox for making the playoffs.

Let me tell you how I feel that the Yankees are not making the playoffs…. terrible. I’m spoiled. I’m used to going to the playoffs every year and discussing who should start what game and which position player should be where etc. I’m going to miss watching Jeter making that jump throw from short to get another Red Sox out and I’m going to miss watching Mariano slaying the opponent in the 9th inning. How great it would of been to watch Joba Chamberlain pitch a shut out 8th to give way to the great Mo for the save in the 9th. I’m going to miss that this October.

I won’t miss A-Rod making another big out in a key situation and I won’t miss watching Robinson Cano making another lazy play in the field or Jason Giambi hitting the ball right into the shift. When it comes to A-Rod, the thing with him coming up short in a big spot is something us Yankee fans are going to have to deal with because he isn’t going anywhere. I’d like to see the Yankees trade Cano and not resign Giambi.

What I would of liked to see was how certain players would of performed in the post season. It would of been interesting to see how Phil Coke would of performed in pressure situations as well as Alfredo Aceves. Since they performed well in the regular season you know that Girardi would of used them in the post season. It would of been good to see David Robertson, Chris Britton, Edwar Ramirez, Jose Veras and Andrew Backman get playoff experience. Looking at the players I just mentioned, I can’t believe how young the Yankee bull pen is. They should only get better and help the Yankees for years.

The bottom line is this. The Yankees are finishing strong and with key free agent acquisitions next year along with a young pitching staff and guys in the line up like Gardner who could steal bases, the future is looking very bright.