The Drew Lachey Of Yankeeland Speaks
Yesterday, Kat O’Brien decided to work the other side of the Brothers Stein. Here’s some quotes from Prince Hal via Newsday:
[Hal] Steinbrenner said of his team: “I’ve been discouraged at times. We knew with the young pitching that we might go through some growing pains. We knew we would have to be patient there. What’s more disappointing to me is the hitting. The hitting and the injuries, which are nobody’s fault. You can’t win many games if you only score one or two runs.”
“It’s certainly discouraging at times,” Steinbrenner said, “but we’ve got a great team and I believe we’ll be fine. We just need to get a little lucky with the injuries and start hitting again.”
With Rodriguez and Posada still out, Steinbrenner said: “The other guys need to step up.”
“We need to just stay in the hunt,” he said of surviving the injury bug. ” … I absolutely feel we have a great team. I believe we have as good a chance as anybody this year.”
Here’s the thing with continuing to play the injury card…what happens, if, when A-Rod and Posada return, the Yankees continue to play poorly? Let’s not forget that A-Rod was 3 for 23 with RISP before he went on the D.L. And, Posada will have to shake off a month’s worth of rust when he comes back – at the least. It’s not like, when Alex and Jorge come back, all of a sudden the fog will lift like magic and the Yankees will start mashing the ball.
Sure, A-Rod and Posada will be much better than Ensberg and Molina. But, will that still be enough to make up for the other Yankees hitters who are under-performing?
It’s not like, when Alex and Jorge come back, all of a sudden the fog will lift like magic and the Yankees will start mashing the ball.
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But it will help; I’d rather have those two in the lineup full time than Ensberg & Molina.