Just An Update, Is All ...

Well, a week has passed since my last post, as I have been busy with other matters that have limited my blogging time. I have posted a few comments on some other various blogs, but there really hasn't been enough time for me to properly post a new entry over the last 8-10 days. So, please pardon my attempt to offer a quick update of the Yankees last 8 games. Consider this exercise a little house-cleaning on my part, and a way for me to bring my blog up-to-date before the big Holiday weekend series against the Red Sox, at Yankee Stadium.

One thing for sure, though, is that I am happy the "Inter-League" games are finished. I never liked inter-league play, and I never will like these games. I think they are too big of a distraction, and really create an unbalanced schedule, and distort the stats. Also, without the DH in the National League ballparks, the pitchers are being put in great danger of getting injured, [such as the injury to Wang in Houston]; and, the American League teams are also at a great disadvantage regarding the lineups.

So, with that said, the following is a brief description of the Yankees wins and losses over the past week:

My last post detailed the Yankees 4-1 win against the Reds on Sunday, June 22th. With an off-day on Monday, June 23th, the Yanks headed into Pittsburg with a record of 41-35, five games behind the Boston Red Sox, who were in first place at the time, with a record of: 47-31.

To put it mildly, the standings in the AL EAST have certaintly changed over the last week. As "they" say, "that's why the games are played". You can never really predict who will win until after the game is actually over.

Game #77 - Pirates 12, Yankees 5     Tues, 6/24    (41-36) - Yankees Record

Game #78 - Yankees 10, Pirates 0     Wed, 6/25     (42-36)

Game #79 - Yankees / Pittsburg         Thur, 6/26   [Rain-Out]  (42-36)

Start of the weekend series vs. the New York Mets: Friday, June 27, 2008

Day - Night / Two Stadium / Double-Header ...

Game #80 - Mets 15, Yankees 6     [at Yankee Stadium, 2:00 p.m.]   (42-37)

Game #81 - Yankees 9, Mets 0       [at Shea Stadium, 8:00 p.m.]      (43-37)

Game #82 - Yankees 3, Mets 2       Sat. 6/28 - at Shea Stadium        (44-37)

Game #83 -  Mets 3, Yankees 1      Sun. 6/29 - at Shea Stadium       (44-38)

Yankees travel back to the Bronx, for the start of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers ...

Game #84 - Rangers 2, Yankees 1    Mon. 6/30     (44-39)

Game #85 - Rangers 3, Yankees 2    Tues. 7/1      (44-40) 

AL EAST STANDINGS  (as of Wed morning: July 2, 2008)

Tampa Bay     51-32     .614       -

Boston           50-36     .581      2.5 

Yankees         44-40     .524      7.5

Baltimore        42-40     .512      8.5

Toronto           41-43     .488     10.5

The state of the Yankees ???

I welcome all comments, opinions, and observations, regarding the way the Yankees have been playing in recent days; and, also, what do you think the Yankees need to start doing, to put together a winning streak?

An obvious answer is that the Yankees need to score more RUNS !!!

But, it seems like there is more to solving the puzzle than just scoring more runs. Something seems to be missing with this current Yankees team. Maybe someone has that answer. But, more importantly, maybe someone has the solutions, that will help the Yankees start playing "much better" !!!