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Photograph of the brawl that erupted when LaTroy Hawkins (center) that almost hit Oriole Luke Scott by Kathy Willens/AP
- Orioles 12, Yankees 2: On a cold, wet night at Yankee Stadium, fans could not be blamed if they left after the first half-inning of this one. Baltimore got seven runs in its first at-bat -- six of them came after a Derek Jeter throwing error -- and never looked back. Mike Mussina got two outs. Alex Rodriguez, whose first at-bat came with his team down, 9-0, hit a homer in the proverbial garbage time. To clarify, since that phrase describes this entire game, the blast came in the sixth inning. Jeter had to leave the game after being hit on the hand by a Daniel Cabrera pitch, and LaTroy Hawkins earned himself an ejection and got both benches to empty by throwing behind Luke Scott. The Yankees can do no right at this point.
- Braves 6, Mets 1; Braves 6, Mets 2: No matter what Willie Randolph has to say, the Mets didn't need help looking terrible. They made 22 straight outs in the opener, including 17 against former Met Tom Glavine. John Maine, who has been the team's best pitcher this season, didn't have his best stuff and was gone without getting an out in the fifth. The only offense came on a rare homer by Luis Castillo. In the nightcap, the Mets bats went cold against Jorge Campillo, a reliever who started and threw six scoreless innings and struck out seven. Two late runs against Blaine Boyer, a reliever pitching in relief, didn't help. To make things worse, Ryan Church suffered a concussion. That is especially bad news since the productive right fielder also had one in spring training.
- The NBA draft lottery is not rigged. If it were, the Knicks would have won. Instead, Mike D'Antoni, Donnie Walsh and Co., will pick sixth. Chicago had the pingpong balls go its way, with Miami getting the second pick. Those dreams of Derrick Rose playing at the Garden -- think of all the Rose Garden headlines that will never be -- died a quick death with the opening of one envelope Tuesday.
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These Yankees don't want to play for Girardi.
Yeah right, the NBA is not rigged. Instead of the Biggest Basketball market in New York getting the #1 Pick, it's only the third biggest market in Chicago getting the #1 pick with a 1.7% chance. That my friend is the definition of rigged.
I think everyone could say (even Yankees fans) that the Yankees are just going to have a year when they don't make the playoffs.
Even the Red Sox had a year where they were so-so (2006).
The Orioles! At some point, you gotta hit the reset button.
Photograph of the brawl that erupted when LaTroy Hawkins (center) that almost hit Oriole Luke Scott by Kathy Willens/AP
What does that mean????
The problem isn't that the Yankees "don't want to play for Girardi," the problem is that they're just not as talented as their bloated payroll would suggest. Giambi, Damon, Jeter, Abreu and Matsui are all over the hill; their offense suffers without A-Rod, as we saw recently. Pettite and Mussina are also getting old and the apparent agelessness of Rivera can only go so far.
And the younger guys, frankly, just aren't as good as the Yankees would like you to believe. Cano and Cabrera are alright but not great. As a groundball pitcher, Wang is only as good as the defense behind him (which is to say, not very). Hughes and Kennedy clearly aren't ready, and while Chamberlain is talented, they seem pretty determined to keep him in that niche 8th inning role rather than letting him start.
this is the year where we get to see who the real yankee fans are...
Brilliant baseball analysis from the hockey fan. Stick with hockey, genius.
I'm a baseball fan too. You may not realize it but it's possible to follow more than one sport. Changing the icon is a pain in the ass.
But I guess it makes sense to respond to my icon since you can't really dispute anything I actually said.
The Yankees have a lot of questionable players, but no team is running away with the Eastern division, yet. A lot of big contracts are expiring this year (Giambi, Mussina, ect.). So, we're stuck with what we have since trading isn't realistic.
I'm not that optimistic, but it's a very long way from being over. The talent is there and could surprise us. Where would the Yankees be now if only Cano and Giambi were hitting just .270? What if Kennedy and Hughes could win just half the games they started and go a little deeper? This isn't expecting too much, but it would change the standings.
Remember, this is the Age Of Hank Steinbrenner. Might that just explain a few things?