"After the A.J. Burnett cut hand fiasco of the day before, there was a quietly desperate need on the Yankees' part to restore order in their universe, not to mention their three-game lead on the second-place Tampa Bay Rays."
Golly.
It was a big series and a battle for first place.
But now the Yankees aren't even allowed one-game losing streaks.
"That they succeeded - only after Joe Girardi found himself facing an against-all-odds situation just 2 1/3 innings into Sunday's game - can be viewed as both a testament to their championship mettle and the young Rays' lack of killer instinct."
It was a weird game. Price pitched poorly. The Yankees scored a lot of runs with two outs and the Rays couldn't capitalize on their opportunities.
I wouldn't read too much into it.
"It also makes you wonder if the Yankees can win the American League East on automatic pilot without having to go out and pay the new ransom it is going to take to temporarily replace Andy Pettitte."
That game makes you wonder if the Yankees can win the American League East on automatic pilot?
I can easily answer that question.
No.
The Yankees can't win the American League East on automatic pilot.
"Of course, we all know that isn't the way the Yankees do business when crises like this arise, in which their most consistent starting pitcher suddenly goes down - "
They sign Roger Clemens.
"Just because it was Hal Steinbrenner on the scene in the front office Sunday, and not his dad, it didn't mean Brian Cashman wasn't already on the case, dialing up the Arizona Diamondbacks about Dan Haren, the Chicago Cubs about Ted Lilly and the Cleveland Indians about Fausto Carmona."
That's a BLOCKBUSTER.
Go away, Bill Madden, and keep gloating about how you got the book out before Steinbrenner died. Congratulations on moving extra units.
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