How bout them Olympic games
4 loses in a row. 2-6 on a trip the Yankees really needed to go 6-4 to stay in the race. Looking like a team that does not want to play in October.
If it was ever crunch time, that time is now. No more lackluster efforts, no more excuses, just wins.
Moose goes tonight and he has to be his usual control freak. The Yankees need a win, lots of them.
Rasner starts tomorrow afternoon so this road trip can turn from bad to disasterous really quickly.
This is a huge test for Girardi. Good or bad, Torre was always able to get his troops going in August and September to make a playoff run. Girardi has to light a spark under this team and get them playing harder. I am still waiting for someone to dive on that ball hit Sunday.
I was thinking last night about the possibility of keeping I-rod AND Posada. I think I-rod has played some first base for the Tigers. He also could be insurance in case Posada does not come back strong. I am also not sure Posada can catch 130-140 games a year anymore. If the Yanks can get I-rod for a 1 year deal at a reasonable price, they should look into it. Posada could catch 100 games, DH 20-30 and maybe play a little first. I-rod could catch 60 games, play first 60 games and maybe DH 20. The Yankees have a Cuban defector Juan Miranda at AAA who is a nasty left handed hitter. Maybe platoon him with I-Rod at first.
