You got your hustle in my clutch hitting.

You got your clutch hitting in my hustle.

What a second ... it's delicious!

Hustle and clutch hitting: Two great tastes that taste great together:

"If those writing and/or posting to my e-mail and Twitter accounts are an accurate barometer – and from the insane nature of many of them, please, please let that not be true – then the leading reason why the Yankees have not run away with the AL East is because Robinson Cano will not run quickly to first base."

It definitely doesn't help a baseball team win baseball games.


"If only Cano were like, say, I don’t know, Paul O’Neill because, wait, come to think of it Paul O’Neill tended to trot to first when he hit a routine grounder or pop. But he showed his emotions outwardly, punched a water cooler, slammed a bat and so he was The Warrior."

Yes, Paul O'Neill tended to trot to first base when he hit a grounder.

I remember a World Series game where he petulantly walked back to the dugout after popping up a sac bunt attempt. The pitcher let the ball drop and turned it into a double play.

Why are we talking about Paul O'Neill?

If only Cano were like, say, I don't know, Derek Jeter. Play the game in a fundamentally sound manner and hustle. Cano would be an MVP candidate and the Yankees would have a few more wins this season.


"So if Cano just learned to fire a batting helmet into the ground, would all be forgiven? Or is there something deeper at work here?"

No, I don't think anyone is asking Cano to act outwardly angry. I think the fans are asking Cano to hustle on the basepaths and in the field.


"Before we get too sociological, let’s focus on why the Yankees are not comfortably ahead of the Orioles. There are many reasons, of course. However, it you want to home in on Cano, the problem is not hustle, it is big-moment muscle."

Right ... No doubt.

By asking Cano to hustle, is anyone suggesting otherwise?


"Ten games. Fifty at-bats. Sure it would be more aesthetically pleasing to see Cano bust it to first base. But the Yankees need him to drive in runs way more than they need him to run fast."

I have an idea: Both!