They are 1-3 and have been outscored 24-10 since Girardi held his team meeting in Tampa on Wednesday.
There are 118 games left and only a fool would not realize that they were in far deeper trouble last season. But the Yankees had to go 72-39 after June 1 to make the playoffs last season.
The division is tougher this season and you can’t count on career seasons from Rodriguez and Posada or for Robinson Cano to have a monster second half. The Yankees also have a different manager.
The Yankees lost another game and another series. This loss might be cause for some action. The powers that be, Hank Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman might need to find something to boost this ballclub. In recent years the Yanks have made additions to the ballclub when they felt it was necessary. We’ve seen them get guys off the free agent market (Aaron Small, Roger Clemens), make in-season deals (Shawn Chacon,Wilson Betemit ) and we’ve seen them promote within the organization (Chien Ming Wang, Robinson Cano, Melky Cabrera, and Joba Chamberlain).
Each of those moves have proved to be vital in terms of injecting life to a team that lacks the energy a $200 million ballclub should have. Granted, these moves have not led the Yanks to the World Series, but it has led them to the postseason. October baseball is a long way from now but it seems like years away with the way the Yankees have been playing.
Maybe the Steinbrenners need to buy the whole team "Golden Thongs" and quick
