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At the moment, the Yankees are holding onto a couple of things. First, the AL East does not have a dominant team. The Blue Jays and Rays appear to be better than the Yankees, but it’s unlikely either is going to run away from the pack.
Second, the Yankees know how to win. Don’t laugh. This is a big, big deal. Confidence is critical. The Yankees still have Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte, too.
The Yankees added Kevin Youkilis, Travis Hafner and Ichiro Suzuki, all respected pros. Whatever else you can say about these Yankees, they understand professionalism and preparation and staying the course in bad times.
...If you focus on the Yankees’ losses, you’ll miss the larger picture. Rivera may pitch in his first game on Wednesday. Jeter could be back in a few days. Granderson will return in May.
Instead of home runs, they’ll have to score runs a different way, and there’s no way of knowing if it’ll work. At least, that’s the hope. Brett Gardner is a huge part of the puzzle. Robinson Cano is essential. Youkilis, Hafner and Ichiro all need to be healthy and productive.
If the Yankees can pitch and play defense, they’ve got a puncher’s chance of hanging around. If they stay close for half a season, things could change quickly.
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Posted: March 06, 2013 at 10:25 AM |
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1. Drew (Primakov, Gungho Iguanas) Posted: March 06, 2013 at 10:39 AM (#4381809)This it the big deal. I don't see anyone running away with this division, there's a ton of parity. And Cashman always seems to find a way to get a decent player for basically nothing in trades, so if the Yanks have glaring holes, they may be able to fill it. I'm not ready to dance on their grave just yet.
I'm always ready to do it, just biding my time.
I'm always ready to do it, just biding my time.
Shooty, I'm picturing a flamenco. Am I right?
Naw, always and forever The Robot.
Is it 'score more runs than your opponent'? Then I also know how to win. Doesn't mean that I (or they) will be succesful in doing so with any regularity in 2013.
I understand the sentiment. But I'd guess that when all is said and done, we will see the normal 25ish games difference between the last place team and the first place team. I think it is unlikely for everyone in the division to be clustered between 78 and 86 wins, even if right now I have no idea which of the teams will be higher and lower than that range.
Doesn't necessarily mean anything, but the first thought that jumped out to me was man, these are old guys. And the first 3 all have yet to play a game.
Nothing the Yankees do this year will surprise me. They could lose 90 games or win 90 games and I wouldn't blink.
Have I missed something? This seems about as likely as an unpredicted Solar eclipse on my birthday.
Yeah, they've all been good enough that it seems silly to think they'll implode, but talking them up like their age is a positive seems... odd.
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