Yankees

I am not normally a critic of the New York Yankees, but damn they just are starting to irritate me. With arguably the most dangerous lineup in baseball history last season, the Yanks barely made the playoffs and exited early at the hands of the Detroit Tigers. Their problem? Pitching! With an even more dangerous lineup this year (Matsui is back, A Rod is having a record year, and Posada can't seem to hit the ball anywhere near the opponents glove), the Yanks problem is still, guess what? Pitching! I can only come to one logical conclusion. Brian Cashman has no clue.

Yankees manager Joe Torre is basically gone and this is unfair. Look at the rotation he has to work with. Over fifteen different starters so early in the season is just insane. I doubt Roger Clemens can stop the bleeding. For how good the Rocket is, he is in his mid 40's and is not getting any younger. And according to Al Gore, those summer day games are not getting any cooler either.

The fact that the Yankees play in the AL East, may be the only reason they make the playoffs for the following reasons. First, the Red Sox are in first place. They always flounder late in the year and if the Yankees can manage to close the gap before the All Star break, they may be okay. Secondly, the rest of the division is horrendous. They should be able to beat up on the Devil Rays, the Blue Jays, and the Orioles. They better hope they beat the Red Sox beat them up just a little less. Thirdly, with no other division with two extremely strong teams, they still have a chance at the wild card.

If I were Cashman, I would get some young arms. Trade Giambi, (damn you no trade clause) Abreu, (he is terrible) and one of the over the hill pitchers they have. Melky Cabrera will do in the outfield to fill Abreu's spot and I would much rather have Doug I don't know how to spell his last name and a 20 game winner than Giambi.

Do the Bombers have a chance? Yes. Is it dwindling? You better believe it.