Friday, July 15, 2005

The Yankees are DONE

Ok I'll be the first to admit it, I'm flip-flopping, but the Yankees are done. Keep in mind this is after they won the first game of their 4 game set in Boston. The nail in the coffin is Chien Ming Wang going on the DL, possibly for the rest of the season. Even if Randy Johnson returns to dominating form and Mike Mussina pitches as well as can possibly be expected, the Yankees have no other starting pitchers. Kevin Brown when he finally get healthy? please. Its a different excuse or injury every time he doesn't pitch well - basically every time he pitches. Jaret Wright is the last guy the Yankees want to come off the DL - he was good in Atlanta because he had Leo Mazzone in his corner but has reverted back to his less than mediocre form in the Bronx. Tim Redding and Daryl May are the two young guns the Yankees are using to keep the ship afloat in the meantime - lots of luck - Redding had an ERA of 9.00 in the NL for the Padres and May got shelled in his first appearance for the Yanks. New York will surely make a trade but Chacon from Colorado or picking up Al Leiter whatever it is it won't be enough to salvage a playoff appearence for the Bronx Bombers. The Red Sox don't have a great pitching staff either but they have enough to make it to the postseason - they just won't go anywhere once they get there - especially with Schilling in the bullpen. So the Red Sox win the East but lose to the White Sox in the first round.