What an insane season this has been for the New York Yankees...and their fans. It's obvious at this point that our GM's decision to put a lot of pressure on young, inexperienced pitching has bitten us in the behind. That's not totally Brian Cashman's fault, though. Phil Hughes suffered a lengthy injury (again), Ian Kennedy has stunk, "Man-Beast, Jr." Joba Chamberlain showed great promise as a starter but ended up getting hurt as well. It also doesn't help that Chien-Ming Wang has missed significant time with a broken foot...I guess you can't always account for injuries. That being said, we've done an admirable job trying to stay afloat in the AL East.
This weekend's sweep of the Baltimore Orioles leads the Yankees into the stretch run: we're 5 games behind the Boston Red Sox for the Wild Card lead with 32 games left to play. This is gonna be a nail-biter, folks...and this week is where the big series lies. The next 3 games are against those very same Red Sox...if the Yankees sweep Boston and stay hot to end the season, there's a good chance we'll squeeze our way into the Playoffs. That means, however, that pitchers like Carl Pavano, Darrell Rasner, and Sidney Ponson need to step up BIG the rest of the season. Scary. But it should be interesting, to say the least...I just hope the Yanks put up a fight. LET'S GO YANKEES!
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