Jacoby Ellsbury was never the AL MVP.

"The Yankees gave leads of 1-0 and 3-2 to starter Hiroki Kuroda, but the right-hander who has been the Yankees most consistent starter could not hold either. The Red Sox, who snapped a four-game losing skid and won for just the second time in their last 13 games, were led by two of the stars — their two former American League MVPs — who remain.

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Other than Jeter’s double, the Yankee bats were stagnant. Alex Rodriguez, who showed signs of life in Baltimore, went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts. And Curtis Granderson, who hoped his slide was over, went 0-for-3, and left three runners in scoring position. The Yankees dropped to 4-22 in games in which they do not hit a home run. This has been a theme lately, in the postgame sessions, especially with Jeter and Rodriguez."

Logan forgot to cover 1b on a ground ball. Nunez doesn't know how to slide into second base.  Yet again, I'm forced to wonder about the coaching in the Yankee minor leagues.

1-for-12 with RISP.

4-22 in games where they don't hit a HR.


7-13 in their last 20 games.


There is no easy part of the schedule.  The Yankees are the easy part of the schedule.