Baseball Today: Tuesday, June 10
Projo Sox Blog —
... . (New York Post) But accentuating the positive and blaming the umpires would obscure some hard truths, as laid out by the Daily News' John Harper: "Monday's loss dropped [the Yankees] to .500 for the 22nd time this season, which tells you they haven't been a team of ups and downs so much as one playing to its level." Harper notes the Yanks have recovered from slow starts before -- particularly last year -- but can't help asking: "Is this the season the magic runs out?" ...
No doubt about it: Yanks need a winning streak
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... somewhere in here. We still believe the Yanks are much improved right now; the problem is that their wins have come with help from players we can't expect to contribute every day. For instance, Jason Giambi -- his power has been significant in helping the Yanks win ballgames, but a 1-for-4 night only helps when he actually hits a homer. Other than that, there are gaps in the lineup. Now, that's not to say that this team is as big an uncertainty as John Harper describes them to be today . It was just a few days ago people were talking up the lineup, and Joe Girardi was saying ...
