Admittedly, we Yankees fans tend to go into panic if we lose a few games more than we think we should, or whenever we get off to a slow start. Usually that anxious dread is smoothed over by a ten game winning streak, or by one of our all stars having a career month. That's the norm, this is the reality. Yankees veterans are dropping like flies. Now A-Rod is set to join Posada on the DL with a strained hamstring* and Burney may need foot surgery. But this year is the year of Yankees pitching right? RIGHT. Our young pitchers are crapping the bed faster than my buddy Matt after a night of heavy drinking. It is still far too early to chalk up the season as a total disaster, but it is going to be a long long struggle for anyone who follows the bombers.
I have been arguing for the past couple of weeks that Hughes isn't in as much hot water as he should be. Well that has certainly changed after he lost his 4th game of the season lasting only into the third.
"I think it's fair to discuss it," general manager Brian Cashman said of the prospect of temporarily removing Hughes from the Yankees rotation. "So we'll discuss it."
Yikes Phil. That Santana trade is starting to look more and more like a broken glass slipper. I think ultimately Hughes gets at least two more starts before any decision is made. Let's face it, we are looking at the prospect of needing to replace two of our starters (Hughes and Kennedy). That frees up space for Chamberlin, but he is not a guarantee as a starter and plus he will need time to adjust. Which leaves a lot of questions about a rotation that was suppose to be a slam dunk. Can Hughes find his groove again or does he need a trip to AAA? Does Kennedy have a groove? Not to mention that Pettitte's back is known to flair up from time to time and requires him to miss a start here and there. Per my decision yesterday I am letting Moose off the hook for right now, but we all know that could change in an inning too. This wasn't suppose to happen. Hughes and Kennedy were suppose to come out of the corner swinging. Hell, Phil almost had a no hitter last season!
Nationals Notes
Wouldn't you know it, the day after I reluctantly stick Zimmerman on my fantasy league bench he breaks his slump. Zimmer had three hits last night, one of which was a solo home run. Suddenly the Nats are swinging and winning again. Although two wins in a row hardly qualifies as a winning streak, could this FINALLY be the corner the Nationals needed to turn to start playing the way I thought they would play? I'm not going to jump out of my seat just yet but it does look promising for the short term at least. It is going to be tough in the long haul though since the loving truth is that pitching continues to be a problem for Washington, especially now that Chad Cordero is headed back to the DL. The only way the Nats are going to have a prayer this year is through lots and lots of offense because the way their rotation looks right now they are going to need insurance runs in just about every game.
*This is A-Rod's 5th trip to the DL in his career. In 1997 he was sidlined with a "bruised chest." Given A-Rod's history I can only speculate that is code for broken heart.
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