Swisher's last game as a Yankee?.

"So, obviously, this is far from all A-Rod’s fault. This is turning into the nightmare scenario that loomed as a possibility all season — the Yankees’ home run-or-bust offense coming up empty in the postseason for a second straight year."

It really is kind of funny to me how the 2012 Yankees are finally the team they've been accused of being since approximately 2002.


"Then again, the Orioles can’t hit, either, and the Yankees do have CC Sabathia on the mound on Friday, so you still have to think they have some type of advantage for Game 5.

It’s just hard to imagine Yankee fans are very confident at this point. How could they be after watching this team struggle so badly at the plate?"

I think the Tigers are going to the World Series.

It's not reverse psychology or faux cautiousness, but I haven't been confident in this team since around ... I guess since around September.


"No, it’s not just Rodriguez. With his single on Thursday night, he’s practically sizzling compared to Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson.

Cano, the hottest hitter in baseball when the season ended a week ago, is 2-for-18 in the series, but at least he’s hitting the ball, sometimes with hard luck.

Granderson is in such a fog that Joe Girardi really needs to bench him in Game 5, put Ichiro Suzuki in center and insert Raul Ibanez in left. The center fielder, who went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in Game 4, is 1-for-16 with a whopping nine K’s for the series.

And, of course, don’t forget Nick Swisher. After all his promises that October would be different for him this time, he is 2-for-15, bringing his postseason total as a Yankee to 18-for-115."

I guess you keep putting them in there and hope the pitcher throws the ball into their bat.

But it's embarrassing and unprofessional (and disheartening to witness as a fan) when the team refuses to play small ball to this extent. When there's a playoff game on the line.

Even worse, they keep talking like they're playing the game properly. "We've been in playoff mode since September." I don't see any proof of this.

It has been the same thing all year. They roll when they hit four HRs in an inning. They can't get a sac fly or a hit with RISP if their lives depended on it.

My prediction is that the Yankees get shut out tonight.