• That Sinking Feeling In Yankeeland

    Posted by on May 5th, 2011 · Comments (3)

    After starting the 2011 season by winning 12 of their first 18 games, with today’s loss, the Yankees have now dropped 6 of their last 11 games. Is this the start of a major skid for New York? Or, just a bump in the road?

    My prediction? On July 1st the Yankees will be much closer to a .500 team than a .600 team.

    Of course, we’ll have to wait eight weeks to see if that comes true or not.

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    Comments on That Sinking Feeling In Yankeeland

    1. Evan3457
      May 5th, 2011 | 3:54 pm

      Actually, they’ve lost three in a row. They’d won 5 of 8 before that.
    2. Steve Lombardi
      May 5th, 2011 | 4:21 pm

      Evan3457 wrote:

      Actually, they’ve lost three in a row. They’d won 5 of 8 before that.

      And, what, the last three games don’t count? :-)

    3. Evan3457
      May 5th, 2011 | 8:27 pm

      Steve Lombardi wrote:

      Evan3457 wrote:
      Actually, they’ve lost three in a row. They’d won 5 of 8 before that.
      And, what, the last three games don’t count?

      No, my point is, saying they’ve lost 6 of 11 is implying the problem is nearly two weeks long. (Which is sorta true in one way; their hitting has been mediocre to poor the last 11 games.)

      But saying they’ve lost their last 3 implies a short-term slump, and casts a different light than saying they’ve dropped 6 of 11.

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