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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Yankees playing like chumps, not champs

By Chad Garner
Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
It's all over.
If you're a Yankees fan, I know that's how you feel.
The defending champion New York Yankees are getting worked over by the underdog Texas Rangers.
And if this series is any indication, the Rangers are a much better team. Yes, I said it. The Rangers are MUCH better. They are better on offense, defense and clearly have better starting pitching (bullpen, I'd give the edge to the Yanks).
Who expected this? If you're from Texas, I understand you'd pick your boys to win.
But it's mind-boggling to me that the Yanks are playing like a team that doesn't deserve to be in the playoffs. Is it possible for the whole team to be in a slump? (Andy Pettitte has delivered, but who else?).
I'm just baffled with this team. CC Sabathia, the workhorse, gets lit up in Game 1, Phil Hughes follows suit in Game 2 and before you know it, the Yanks are down, 2-1, in the series.
And now the weight of the world is on right-hander A.J. Burnett to deliver for New York in Game 4. Seriously? Who has confidence in this guy? Burnett isn't even confident in himself (well, that's the way he's pitched, anyway).
And offensively, they are a complete mess. Mark Teixeira is not a clutch postseason player (he proved that last year, too). Who is going to step up? Robinson Cano can't carry this entire offense.
Someone step up.
Curtis Granderson, can you hit a curveball? Nick Swisher, where's the power? Jorge Posada, if you see a fastball swing the bat (you take way too many good pitches). Derek Jeter, do your job and get on base and stop swinging at heaters at your eyes and breaking balls down and away. Brett Gardner, if you get on first base (walk, hit, hit batsman, catcher's interference) it's an automatic triple.
Bottom line is, Joe Girardi better shake up this stagnant lineup (put Lance Berkman in there will you?) and get a spark.
Play like champions, not chumps.
It's do-or-die now, if they Yanks don't win tonight at home, it's series over.
And then they better break out the check book to sign lefty Cliff Lee in the offseason.