Thanks williamnyy – if you read this blog everyday, and over the last three years, you would know that we’re more than happy and willing to trumpet things that are going well in Yankeeland. And, if things are going well for the Yankees this season, you’ll see it posted here.

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I think it’s a bit of arrogance to suggest you are carrying the mantle for objective analysis on this blog. No one is suggesting you take out the poms poms, but in trying to be “unique”, it seems as if you simply interpret every piece of news as evidence of doom and gloom. Just like no wants to read positive spin all the time, non-stop negative spin is also a huge turn-off. Blogs like Bronx Banter provide a more even handed approach to the news they disseminate, and they are rewarded with a massive number of comments. It seems as if you are trying to generate the same level of interest, but instead all of your popular posts usually only contain angry replies. That’s a huge turn-off for most readers and doesn’t promote debate. Personally, I have been drawn to WW during the off season because of the volume of posts, but will probably stay away during the season due to the increasingly contrived tone.

I don’t mean to preach to you about how to run your blog, but only intend to offer my perspective as an occasional reader.

j – there are many, many, Yankees blogs out there more than willing to provide puff pieces and huge helpings of rah-rah, yanks-rule!, commentary. We’re trying to be somewhat unique here – Yankees fans blogging about things beyond the fluff, etc.

Granted, it’s not what many Yankees fans want to hear. But, it’s not like we’re making this stuff up. It exists – and, we’re willing to shed some light on it and recognize that it’s something that should be thought about – rather than just pretend it doesn’t exist. This make sense?

… heck, in the same article, Graziano talks about the possibility of the Yankees being in the mix for CC Sabathia after this year, based on his extension talks with Cleveland stalling. Why not talk about that? Lots of interesting questions for readers to ask/answer, instead of just a bunch of people telling you to chill out or become a Mets fan.

“Clouds Forming Over Yankees Rotation?”

Forming? What’s changed?

They didn’t want to give Wang a long deal. Cashman hasn’t wanted to give pitchers long deals since he got full control (Mussina – 2 years, Pettite 1/1, Hawkins – 1, Clemens .5, etc.) If this numb nuts at the Ledger would have bothered to get a quote from Wang, he’d know that he doesn’t care that the Yankees took him to arbitration. He understands the process. And, in most people’s opinion, this could be a smart move. Wang is not as young as first time eligible arb guys are, and he’s a pitcher who (as you pointed out) struggles on the road thus far in his career relative to at home (although a 4.5 ERA is hardly “struggling”). If he gets better and they end up signing him as a FA and it costs them more because they refused to lock him up, well, then they take that risk. But clouds forming? Give me a break.

You’ve got to stop with this doom and gloom cherry picking. There are 20 other articles in the paper today about some optimistic forecast of some aspect of this season. But instead, you go nuts on the “Pettite is going to retire/not be ready/going to be affected”, “Yankees rotation has issues”, “Yankees bullpen has issues” articles.