Gothamist: Climbing Out of the Hole?

bob

Mon, 09 May 2005 16:27:05 -0500

You losers are starting to sound like Sox fans of old. I am so happy the curse is now on you and your pathetic overpaid team.

Adrian

Mon, 09 May 2005 13:01:37 -0500

Any Word on a Baltimorest?? I'd love to read about the O's.

Tom

Mon, 09 May 2005 11:41:04 -0500

There's a reason why the Yanks - to date - are 6 under .500 and a team like the White Sox are 17 over .500. Simply put, playing baseball as a team has an effect on the win/loss record. The Yankees lineup since 1998 has not been constructed at all to achieve any sort of chemistry. Instead, it's like, let's put together 9 sluggers and see what happens. Ironically, that's what the White Sox have done the last 5 years and it's gotten them 1 playoff series. The Yankees won all those World Series a few years back because they sprinkled their lineup with high-effort, low-commentary guys like Brosius, O'Neill, Tino (1st time around) ... guys who advanced runners, who bunted, got timely hits, played good defense. Now you've got mostly bottom-line stat guys. It's never worked, and it never will. What an expensive lesson to learn.

Kojak

Mon, 09 May 2005 11:27:33 -0500

Looks like they have signs of life. The Yanks won me 110 bucks in that game. I'm starting to believe. With Randy Johnson is starting today, they should be able to get another win and start breaking out of last place.