The Washington Nationals have won their third series of the year. They took one at home against Atlanta (31-34) in April, and another in Arizona (28-38) in May. Now they've come to the Bronx, playing against what is supposed to be one of the premier teams in baseball, come here with a 16-45 record, and beaten the Yankees (36-27) two games to one.
If this doesn't piss fans off, I don't know what will. If this doesn't get people talking about replacing the coach, I don't know what will. If this doesn't elicit a public rebuke from management, I don't know what will. If this doesn't cause at least a locker-room tirade, I don't know what will.
We can take a step back and say that Gardner, Pena, Cervelli, and Swisher were in the starting lineup, and when they start games together, usually the Yankees don't score a lot. But they still have Damon, Matsui, Tex, Arod, and Cano. That's 5 very skilled hitters. And the Yankees didn't get it done.
Didn't get it done. Come to think of it, what do the Yankees have to be proud of over the last week and a half? An ugly sweep at Fenway, an ugly win against the Mets that should have been an L and a series loss, and a revolting performance against Washington, perhaps the worst team in MLB.
If this doesn't piss fans off, I don't know what will. If this doesn't get people talking about replacing the coach, I don't know what will. If this doesn't elicit a public rebuke from management, I don't know what will. If this doesn't cause at least a locker-room tirade, I don't know what will.
We can take a step back and say that Gardner, Pena, Cervelli, and Swisher were in the starting lineup, and when they start games together, usually the Yankees don't score a lot. But they still have Damon, Matsui, Tex, Arod, and Cano. That's 5 very skilled hitters. And the Yankees didn't get it done.
Didn't get it done. Come to think of it, what do the Yankees have to be proud of over the last week and a half? An ugly sweep at Fenway, an ugly win against the Mets that should have been an L and a series loss, and a revolting performance against Washington, perhaps the worst team in MLB.
Something is amiss with this team. Let's hope someone in the organization responds to this like they should, with a public rebuke. Because the last nine games have been pathetic.
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