Bumbling Bombers second in MLB in runs per game.

I can think of no better measure of an offense than runs per game:

"The culprits are many. But the biggest paychecks and largest expectations go to Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez and there has simply been too little impact provided by that trio even as the Yankees have mustered the majors' second-most runs. What is missing is the anticipated fear factor and what is present is too much inconsistency."

1) I'll take runs per game over "fear factor."

2) While the power is down, the speed is up.

3) Most importantly, the Yankees lead MLB in on-base percentage.

It's right there for everyone to see. The most important offensive stat is on-base percentage.


"The Yankees have a lineup strong enough to generate six runs in six innings Tuesday against Roy Halladay. But it was as if the Yankees had made a deal with the devil to trash the pitcher they uniformly respect the most. In the three games since, the Yankees have scored four runs."

Three games.

What the heck is this garbage that passes for baseball analysis?

The Yankees made a deal with the devil and the payback is first place and the best record in baseball.


Yes, it's true that Teixeira and ARod have been subpar.

It's also true that others have picked up the slack and -- shocking as this may seem to a keen baseball journalist -- there's more to baseball than hitting HRs.


The most delicious stat is that ARod is hitting .343 with RISP.

I sure recall a heckuva lot of negative analysis if he dared bat poorly with RISP. It was, like, national news.

Haven't seen too much praise for Mr. Clutch this year.