Where Could the Yankees Shop for Pitching?

Well, it’s been a long, kinda weird journey for the Yankees this year but they have finally made it to the top of the standings in the AL East alone. This, of course, did not go without it’s struggles and low points; from the A-Rod scandal/DL stint, to the newly refurbished starting rotation woes, to the Wang debacle and of course how could we forget the series loss to the Washington Nationals!

But it all came full circle and, although extremely early, the Yanks have finally reached the pinnacle and are playing the best ball they have been all year. I predicted, in the early stages of this blog, that the Red Sox would have their usual struggles after the all-star break and the Yankees must take advantage when that happens. This team stepped up to the challenge and are winning at the right time. I have to say I was nervous after they dropped 3 to the Angels before the All-Star break, could they hang with the big boys? Once again my question was answered by a much needed sweep of the Tigers and proof that this team is much more than ‘very good’; they are a truly among the MLB’s best.

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Stammen Bests Joba, Nats Take Series 2-1

ummmmmmmmmm…was I sleeping or something along those lines? Because I’m pretty sure I just had a nightmare that the Yankees couldn’t handle the WORST TEAM in baseball (possibly ever)…and dropped 2 of 3 to them. Really? Is that what you guys are about? I know teams go into slumps…yada, yada, yada…but right now? AGAINST THE NATIONALS??? I hope you guys didn’t have people fooled earlier this year when you looked like a championship caliber team…because this week you looked like you belonged in AAA. The worst part about it is that the pitching was there…BUT WHERE WAS THE HITTING!!! This team is an offensive juggernaut and they scored a total of 7 runs!!! 7 runs!!! Is this a joke or something? I understand the struggles hitters have when they don’t know a pitcher or have never seen him before…but a whole team? And whyyyyyyy are you swinging so early? They clearly had NO strategy going into this series…what a horrible performance by a team that should’ve averaged 6 runs per game against Washington…but I guess that’s what happens when you expect to win and become lackadaisical.

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Yankees vs Nationals Preview

Needless to say this series is a BIG one…if the Yankees play the way they should, and exploit the horrible Nationals pitching this SHOULD be a sweep, and there is no excuse if they don’t come out of this 2 to 1. The only concern I really have in this series is that the Nationals have BIG bats and have shown their muscle in the past…plus they also play in a bandbox in Washington so they know how to play on a ballpark that is similar to theirs. The Yankees should be on a high after their 2 to 1 series win over the Mets and especially the win yesterday over Santana, where their bats were absolutely on fire!

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