Bronx Bums miss Torre, Time to move Jeter, Give X-Man a look in center?

Saw something in the Yankee game yesterday that I hadn’t seen in a long time: Both middle infielders attempting to cover the bag on a routine stolen base. Now I know Wilson Betemit doesn’t play a whole lot of shortstop, but even so, he should know the signs by now, shouldn’t he? My friend Dino tells me that Richie Sexson missed a sign the other day as well. Hey, it happens. But it’s happening too much lately for Joe Girardi ’s Yankees. Underline that last part, because these aren’t your big brother’s Yankees. These aren’t Joe Torre ’s Yankees. These are Hank Steinbrenner ’s Yankees, and in case you missed it, he’s already laid out a comfy mattress in case his new manager gets knocked to the canvas. We’ll get ‘em next year, tiger. Torre, meanwhile, is laughing all the way to the postseason. By the way, one could argue that the Marlins are having a better season in ‘08 with an inferior roster than ... (link)