The Yankees are a game under .500 as the midpoint of the season nears.
The Yankees are in third place in the AL East, 11.5 games back of the Red Sox, and only 3 games up on the Devil Rays. I can't remember the last time the Yankees were closer to first place than they were to last place -- mid-April?
The Yankees are in sixth place in the AL Wild Card race, 6.5 games back of the Indians.
After yesterday's loss, Kay and Flaherty seemed shocked and befuddled that the Yankees followed up an 11-1 streak with a 1-5 slump. But that is exactly what .500 teams do.
Then I read the Daily News and the Post and they basically say the same thing.
Maybe they all figured the Yankees had "righted the ship" because they had a nice winning streak that supposedly put them "back in the race," though it never put them back in the race, at least not the AL East race.
Now imagine what is going to happen when Posada's batting average falls under .340 and Rodriguez's ninth-inning batting average slumps to a mere .500.
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Miguel Cairo is their starting 1st baseman. Record is inconsequential compared to that pathetic fact.
It's also odd that they cut Phelps. Phelps isn't Gehrig, but he was hitting .276 and had a little power. Then, they bring Phillips back up, but refuse to play him.
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