That every single one of our pitchers cannot make it past the 5th. Bad pitch calling? Can it be that every single one of our pitchers except CC magically started to suck? Not trying to start anything, but is Posada calling bad games or is it the pitchers REALLY cannot pitch anymore?

Whatever the reasons are, bad stretch, bad game calling, bad coaching philosophies, our pitching staff is under performing substantially relative to the amount of talent and money that is there. When you have a stable of studs and none of them can consistently win a race, you have to look at the trainer and jockey. We walk too many people, we get to too many full counts. Look at how Nieves pitched yesterday, he attacked the hitters and was getting low pitch count innings. Aceves seems to be the only Yankee who understands that it is ok to pitch to contact. You may give up a dinger or two in the Stadium but the other team is not gonna walk 2 and then wheelhouse you.

Problem two. The Yankees CANNOT hit with RISP. We are all in love with come from behind wins, truth is with this offense we should be blowing teams out of the water like the Sox are. How many times do I check the BOSOX score and they are up by 5-6 in the third inning. It is great we know how to get on base, problem is other than Tex, no one is consistent knocking them in.

These seem like philosophical issues. There is too much talent top to bottom. I still say the pitching coach and hitting coach should seriously be considered the source for a lot of the problems. You look at how the Rockies have done ever since they fired Clint, it shows you a manager or coach can make a big difference. I am not saying fire anyone. I like Girardi and I think he will become a great manager. But his hitting/pitching coaches need to have a serious microscope on them.

After watching the gift, as Griardi called it on Friday, I refrained from commenting. I wanted to see how they came out on Saturday. They have proven to me that the weeks leading up to this current RedSox/Mets week, that they are not the girnders I hoped they were becoming over the month or so prior to this past week. How they could go on the field yesterday and have such a insipid effort is beyond me. A veteran starter ( Pettite) and a wimpy offensive effort against a nobody. I suggest that they change their name form the Yankees to the Tin Men, because they have no heart. They should have crushed the Mets yesterday, a depleted team, who had just suffered a gut wrenching loss. Let’s remember, if Castillo catches that ball, they would be looking at a six game losing streak and Johan Santana on the mound tonight.