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| Saturday, July 05, 2008 |
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Timing |
Sometimes, timing means everything. And based on the results of the crushing loss to Boston yesterday, it is fair to question the timing of Girardi's 32-minute team meeting after Thursday's 7-0 loss to Boston. When you have a team that is clearly having offensive consistency issues and frequently does not appear to have their collective head in a game or playing anywhere near their capability, it might be prudent to set your team up for success by gaming the system a bit. What I mean is, if you are going to have a come-to-Jesus meeting with your team, you may want to plan for a time and date that will be conducive to at least one follow-up victory to get your players in the right state of mind. When Girardi called the meeting after the game on Thursday, I have to wonder if he even considered the fact that the Yanks were going to face Beckett the next day and they were going to throw the struggling Darrell Rasner up against him. He could have waited a day or two when the pitching matchups were a bit more favorable to the Yanks. Mussina faces Masterson at the Stadium today and Sunday's game features Chamberlain against Wakefield. Either game would have been a better launching pad for an emotional pep talk than Friday.
It's clear that the meeting was effective, as the first inning resulted in three runs and an offense that was pumped up. However, that was the beginning and end of their post-meeting adrenaline. They were shut down for the rest of the game, and as a result, I can only imagine that their morale is even lower than before the meeting. Girardi is left with the burring question - what does he tell the team now? I'm not sure how he answers that question. The team is not clutch and based on their level of performance and their body language, they don't seem to be too bothered by it. Last year, the Yanks finished their season 50 - 25 only to go limping into the playoffs via the wildcard. This year, there is less reason to believe the team has the heart to comeback this year. I believe, as John Sterling has been saying lately, that this team has a glass jaw and may not be able to recover.Labels: bad decisions, Girardi, morale, offensive woes, Pitching, Rasner, Slump |
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Not time to panic yet. Not even close. |
I know the arguments. The Yanks are 18 - 23. They are 10 1/2 games in back of the first-place Red Sox (Oh how it pains me to use the phrase "the first-place Red Sox"). They are 5 games under .500. Nope, it's not fun watching this. But is it the end of the world? No. Is it even the end of the season for that matter? Not even close.
Normally, this is where I would go on one of my anti-media tirades. But I have to say, they seemed to have handled this situation with a sense of appropriateness. There are stories going around about how Torre won't last long if they don't pull things together. And this I don't doubt. But lately, I think the media has done a fairly good job of maintaining some sense of proportion to their coverage of the Yankees' woes. They hardly even noticed that after completely pounding the cover off the ball for the first three weeks of April, A-Rod has been very quiet and not as clutch. So for this, I commend the media.
The simple fact of the matter is this: The Yanks are too deep, their talent is distributed too far and wide, they have too many options for them to continue playing .439 ball for the rest of the season. Need I remind anyone that their starting rotation still includes Chin-Ming Wang, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina. It will also include Roger Clemens when he is ready and Phil Hughes, the rookie who threw 6 1/3 no-hit innings until he pulled his hamstring. Don't look now, but that's not exactly a bad starting rotation. It very much has the potential to be dominant. And I shouldn't have to mention their lineup. Their 1-9 lineup can go toe-to-toe with any other lineup in the game. Furthermore, I am highly skeptical that Boston is goign to play .700 ball for the rest of the season. I respect what Josh Beckett is doing. Matsuzaka seems to be slowly improving from a slow start. And I don't doubt that Schilling still has some good games left in his arm. And of course, Ortiz and Ramirez have to be two of the scariest back-to-back hitters in teh game. However, these guys are not unbeatable. Not by a long shot. But back the the Yanks...
So they start their season with lousy pitching for the first month or so. Lately, they have pitching and no hitting. Previous to the 10-7 loss to the Mets yesterday, the Yanks pitching staff had given up 34 runs in 15 of the last 17 games (excluding blowouts on May 10 by Texas and May 4 by Seattle). That is an ERA of about 2.30, excluding thew two blowouts, over almost 3 weeks. And they still find themselves playing under .500 ball. You can't blame the bats for this season so far and you can't blame the arms. They have already suffered their way through a lot of injuries and, in my opinion, aren't doing that bad all things considered. The problem is injuries and the problem is getting success out of the bats and the pitching at the same time. Neither of these implies a problem with management. Joe Torre is not the problem right now, and replacing Torre will not fix the problem. However, with a series with Boston following today's game against the Mets, you know heads are going to roll soon. A sweep from Boston and Torre may find himself sitting at home watching the games from now on. And it doesn't get better after that. Anaheim comes in the the stadium following the Boston series. Joe has his work cut out for him, and I hope the Boss remains patient.Labels: Hitting, Pitching, Slump, The Boss, Torre |
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Roger Bresnahan 1901-02
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Jack Chesbro 1903-09
Earle Combs 1924-35
Stan Coveleski 1928
Bill Dickey 1928-43, 1946
Joe DiMaggio 1936-42, 1946-51
Leo Durocher 1925, 1928-29
Whitey Ford 1950, 1953-67
Lou Gehrig 1923-39
Lefty Gomez 1930-42
Goose Gossage 1978-83, 1989
Clark Griffith 1903-07
Burleigh Grimes 1934
Ricky Henderson 1985-1989
Waite Hoyt 1921-30
Catfish Hunter 1975-79
Reggie Jackson 1977-81
Willie Keeler 1903-09
Joe Kelley 1902
Tony Lazzeri 1926-37
Mickey Mantle 1951-68
Joe McGinnity 1901-02
John McGraw 1901-02
Johnny Mize 1949-53
Phil Niekro 1984-85
Herb Pennock 1923-33
Gaylord Perry 1980
Branch Rickey 1907
Phil Rizzuto 1941-42, 1946-56
Wilbert Robinson 1901-02
Red Ruffing 1930-42, 1945-46
Babe Ruth 1920-34
Joe Sewell 1931-33
Enos Slaughter 1954-55, 1956-59
Dazzy Vance 1915, 1918
Paul Waner 1944-45
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