tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post7467234527270542798..comments2023-12-20T01:09:56.175-08:00Comments on Respect Jeter's Gangster: Has the Monster Been Awoken?Fernando Alejandrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-37522103515614746022013-08-23T10:32:15.817-07:002013-08-23T10:32:15.817-07:00"Yankees magic leading the way," yes, I ..."Yankees magic leading the way," yes, I can live with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-62544645428661394722013-08-23T09:20:47.129-07:002013-08-23T09:20:47.129-07:00It's true, there is nothing logical about the ...It's true, there is nothing logical about the Yankees recent run of success, and sudden entry into playoff contention. That's why the rest of this season may very well be the most exciting baseball we've seen in a long time. Or course things can turn around just as quickly. If they don't, we'll know that it's Yankee magic leading the way.Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-30564894391509641662013-08-23T08:18:38.737-07:002013-08-23T08:18:38.737-07:00If the Yankees make the playoffs, it will take a l...If the Yankees make the playoffs, it will take a lot of explaining. The players you reeled off are so bad that I can't understand how the Yankees have even a prayer at contention in such a strong division. <br /><br />Aside from Kuroda and, to a lesser extent, Nova, the starting pitching hasn't been good enough to explain the team's success either. <br /><br />The list of Yankees who have sustained significant injuries this season is horrific. Playing on this team must feel like living through a Final Destination movie. And the guys who were forced to start, like Nix, didn't exactly set the world on fire. So how have they done it? Rich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-11772963359295797562013-08-23T07:33:01.856-07:002013-08-23T07:33:01.856-07:00Hahaha, it's true, but somehow ARod has manage...Hahaha, it's true, but somehow ARod has managed to become the rallying point. The team was starting to turn around before that game in Boston, but that was mostly because Soriano was playing like the entire offense depended on him (which it did). But there's no denying that since ARod was plunked the entire Yankee team has been playing with a lot more fire.<br /><br />And Nix did contribute to the mediocrity, but that's because he was playing a role he wasn't meant for, ie. a starting role. And honestly, if he was the only backup playing a starting role we would have been fine, but when our entire lineup is made up of backups, it really starts to hurt the offense. Somehow Lyle Overbay, Chris Stewart, Vernon Wells, Jayson Nix, and Eduardo Nunez were not enough to carry the offensive burden of this team.Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-40441555060809905002013-08-23T06:52:07.840-07:002013-08-23T06:52:07.840-07:00Nix played through the mediocrity, but he was also...Nix played through the mediocrity, but he was also responsible for much of that mediocrity. That he played so much shows just how thin the team has been. <br /><br />It's hard to believe anyone credits ARod with inspiring his team.Rich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.com