Gothamist: Last Night's Action: Rodriguez Doesn't Pitch

sonyactivision

Wed, 21 May 2008 18:23:57 -0500

Remember, this is the Age Of Hank Steinbrenner. Might that just explain a few things?

ANGRYGOD11

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:53:36 -0500

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.

JMH

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:51:33 -0500

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.

fakenewyorker

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:30:44 -0500

Brilliant baseball analysis from the hockey fan. Stick with hockey, genius.

edEx

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:13:58 -0500

this is the year where we get to see who the real yankee fans are...

JMH

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:47:42 -0500

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.

bache77

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:47:43 -0500

Photograph of the brawl that erupted when LaTroy Hawkins (center) that almost hit Oriole Luke Scott by Kathy Willens/AP What does that mean????

sonyactivision

Wed, 21 May 2008 05:54:33 -0500

The Orioles! At some point, you gotta hit the reset button.

Steven

Wed, 21 May 2008 01:15:23 -0500

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).

babyhitler

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:37:59 -0500

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.

blablanyc

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:14:11 -0500

These Yankees don't want to play for Girardi.