The Yankees.....

Can’t afford that…..

The Yankees dropped one to the O’s last night, pretty much without a fight. This game had very little drama despite the low score. Kevin Brown got into trouble pretty often, not throwing a first pitch strike until the 4th inning. The Yankees loaded the bases with one out and didn’t score. Hit into another double play, squandering a scoring opportunity. Cairo lead off the 8th with a double, then Jeter and Sheff both swing at the first pitch they see and give away 2 quick outs. Cairo is left at 3rd when the inning ended. Sheesh! If not for Olerud and his awesome defense, the score would have been much more lopsided.

The boys just didn’t look inspired last night. Maybe it’s because they were 11-2 against the Orioles and they didn’t take them seriously enough. Whatever the reason, they need to get their asses into gear. Losing happens when a team beats you. That’s acceptable. (Irritating, but acceptable.) But to lose to a team you shouldn’t lose to in the middle of a very tight race, totally unacceptable. If they had even looked like they were trying, I wouldn’t be writing this now. But Yankees like me zone in on every pitch and we can see the difference when the team is flat. What other motivation do you need, guys? Post season is fast approaching and performances like last night don’t inspire confidence. You can’t afford to lose games to teams like the Os. Especially not right now.

And Kevin, stop punching walls! If you feel that bad about losing, kick ass on the field. At least it wasn't your pitching hand that was broken.