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February 17, 2007
A panicking Yankees fan? Hardly Mr. Blum. Rather, a baseball fan that holds his team to higher standards. As a Yankee fan, I don’t hope my team wins, I expect them to win. Nonetheless, the last few season's lack of post-season success is certainly cause for concern. Despite winning the AL East by a comfortable 9 games in 2006, the Yankees were once again eliminated in the divisional series. This year, expect that to change.
Offensively, there is no one that will outscore the Bronx Bombers. Last season, the Yanks were 1st in runs scored, 1st in hits, 2nd in batting average, and 1st in OBP. A healthy Matsui and entire season with Abreu in the lineup makes this year’s offense even more potent. Damon, Rodriguez, Giambi, Jeter and others will provide the run support this team needs. And quite frankly, backups Doug Mientkiewicz, and Melky Cabrera are good enough to start on most major league teams. At the plate, this team has loads of talent, and depth. Certainly enough to keep AL pitchers scratching their heads all season long.
Of course, the Yankees Achilles heel has never been their hitting, but always their pitching. In last year’s ALDS, Yankee pitchers gave up 22 runs in just 4 games. Well the good news is Randy Johnson and Jared Wright, who both were down right horrible in the postseason are gone. The even better news is Andy Pettitte is back in pin stripes, and newly acquired reliever Luis Vizcaino is a nice addition to an already sound bullpen.
This Yankee team is very good. But if you don’t trust me, trust vegas. After all, if you can't trust vegas who can you trust?
#27 in 2007 is looking awfully good
-Schleif
Posted by schleifj at February 17, 2007 06:53 PM