Yanks In Need Of Some Milkweed Sap?
Back on June 2nd, after the Yankees won that day, I wrote:
Actually, we’re seeing a lot of life and unity in the Yankees dugout these days – and a game like today, with the Teixeira thing, will only add to it. Yes, I know, it’s easy to have fun when you’re playing at a clip where you’re winning 16 of 20 games – and you’re in first place. But, maybe, just maybe, these Yankees are gellin’ like a felon right now and this 2009 squad just might have that cohesiveness and attitude which could make this team one to be remembered as special…when it’s all said and done? You know, like the 2004 Red Sox, 1998 Yankees, 1991 Twins, 1988 Dodgers, 1986 Mets, 1984 Tigers, 1979 Pirates, 1975-76 Reds, 1968 Tigers and the like…
But, then again, maybe New York will go on to lose 7 of their next 12 games and then, all of a sudden, some warts and doubts begin to surface for this team?
Well, the Yankees did not “go on to lose 7 of their next 12 games,” but, they did go on to lose 6 of their next 12 games. (And, if not for gifts from Willy Aybar and Luis Castillo, they would have lost 8 of those 12 games!) Further, New York has now lost 5 of their last 6 games (since going 6-6 in those 12 games).
So, is it safe to say that the “warts and doubts” have begun to surface for this team? What do you think?
