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Trade Deadline Thoughts. It’s about potential
So the trade deadline has come and gone. The Yankees were extremely active. But are they better than they were two weeks ago?
The simple answer is yes. We’re certainly not worse. Every player we got, we got for a song and a dance. I actually heard a guy on the radio today moaning and complaining about the unfairness of the Yankees situation.
Here’s the thing, Berkman, Kearns, and Wood are not the players most people probably think of when they first hear the names. They are serviceable. They will do steady work. They may even get really hot at some point in the next three months. But they don’t make the Yankees significantly better. What these acquisitions do more than anything else is keep these players off of the Rays and Red Sox.
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Ah July. Yanks/Rays Here we go
2 things:
1. Buck Showalter who hates the Yankees was hired as the Orioles manager. I love that he’s in their division and that he’s on a terrible team that will get hammered by them this year. He’s a good manager but has a bit of a grudge for how things ended in NY.
2. The Yanks/Rays series that starts tonight will be really interesting. 2.5 games back the Rays have been tearing the cover off of the ball and their pitching has been fantastic. This series will go a long way towards setting the tone for the rest of the season. Get your popcorn ‘cuz you know there’s going to be a show. 
5 Burning Questions
So, I found this article on Bleacher Report today and figured I’d throw my own answers out here.
1. Who has been the best player in the AL East?
-This has to be Cano. The man has been spreading the ball around the field like a farmer fertilizing his fields.
2. And the most disappointing?
-I think this is Joba. The man is more inconsistent than a politician looking for re-election.
3. Who will win the division? And the Wild Card?
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Tex heats up, Mitre gives it up
Mark Teixeira smashed two home runs today. OK, I didn’t see either one but I heard them on the radio and anytime someone hits two in one game they earn the right to be given some superlatives. (I just went to yankees.com and watched them both–he hit them both pretty hard).
What this loss does though is show that Sergio Mitre is probably not our guy. It’s hard for me to fathom that the Yankees don’t have anyone in the Minor Leagues that they can bring up. I know that Andy says he feels good after a game of catch and all that but still it just seems odd to me.
Colin Curtis heroics doesn’t mitigate awful officiating
The umpires this year are awful. If I hear one more sports writer from the four letter word station tell me how bad umpires have always been part of the game I’m going to bean someone like Roger threw at Kobe, or Colt or whatever the heck he named his kid.
In the bottom of the 7th of today’s game. Brett Gardner took a pitch that was called a strike. He stepped back, made a comment, the umpire said something back. Brett replied and then the umpire threw him out. Jeter could be seen saying, “That’s terrible.”
A-Rod, Yanks and Spain Lose; Umpires Lose More
Well, the Yankees lost a tough one tonight. Spain lost in the World Cup. That’s always a plus. The good news is of course that the Rays lost too.
That does bring up a good question though. What the heck is wrong with the Umpires? I know it’s a repeat question but the calls in the Dodgers/Reds game were atrocious. The Ump cost the Rays a run and gave them an out they didn’t earn. Now, as a Yankees fan, I’m glad they lost but the blown calls by the umpires this year are beginning to be troublesome.
Javy Struggles Again
Well, there’s a surprise. It’s not like we’ve told you here at Yankeesblog.com that the Javier V deal was bad. He struggled again tonight. Yeah, I know that the Yankees didn’t really hit all that well. Yes, I know that Chad G gave up a monster home run that essentially put a nail in the coffin.
But make not mistake Javier Vazquez built the frame of that coffin.
He had some moments where he looked OK. He didn’t look good. And don’t bother telling me how good he was in ATL. That’s the NL. The NL should be called AAA, the talent level just isn’t there. Atlanta is not New York. The pressure is other worldly. To this point Vazquez simply hasn’t shown that he can handle that pressure.
Are the Yankees in Trouble?
Are the Yankees in trouble? It’s a fair question. I know some of you are going to say that I’m crying wolf, or worrrying too much a little too early but let’s be honest, the bullpen is a mess. The fifth starter gets a dirty yellow stain every time he puts on his pinstripes.
For the first time in Yankee history we’ve blown a lead in three straight home games in the 8th inning or later. In two of those games, we had big leads early and blew them both winning one. I know Thames had an error that led to the comeback and all that but let’s be serious here every Yankee fan this side of the afterlife has a little nagging feeling in the back of their brain that maybe the injuries are going to catch up with us.
What a Game
I wonder if everyone who has been hating on the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry was watching tonight. This game was something else! It literally had everything. I know I could focus on the some of the potential negatives (like the bullpen) but for tonight I am simply going to revel in the fact that Red Sox fans are once again cursing Yankee names.
It was a bit surprising to me that Jete swung at ball four twice in the 8th inning. But A-Rod’s shot was a monster! Seriously, go right now and watch it on Yankees.com. He just crushed that thing.
Say What? Why So Angry Pitcher?
By now, you have probably seen the “controversy” surrounding A-Rod and some pitcher from Oakland. Dallas Braden is his name. He took exception to A-Rod running across “his” mound. In fact to hear him you would think that A-Rod tried to sleep with his wife or girlfriend. He barked at A-Rod on the field. He slammed stuff and strutted around like a Peacock on the farm when he made it to the dugout. According to a Yahoo Sports blog, he said,