Like I know???
I can tell you this, it's not Joe Torre's fault. He was a good hitting catcher/1st baseman/third baseman. He was not and is not a pitcher, especially a relief pitcher...and that's where the Yankees biggest problem lies.
Didn't Yogi Berra says 50% of the game is 90% pitching.. or something like that. Not that the Yanks are hitting those home runs over the wall (Whoops that's from the Mets song), but the starting pitching, (excepting Andy Pettitte today) has been ok. Hello bullpen.. anybody home.. would anyone like to help.
Loved the site of Farnsworth tossing his glove when he got pulled Friday night after putting 2 runners on. Hey pal, you're lucky your teammates aren't throwing their gloves at you. I know you're trying, but come on. How about a 1-2-3 inning once in a while. A stat I heard the other night.. He's got 2 (1-2-3) innings this season...2!
Scott Proctor is one of our favorite guys. He was fantastic at the Center for Disability Services telethon.. but on the mound right now...ouch!
In his past four outings, Proctor is 0-2 with a 10.38 ERA allowing 10 hits and walking three without a strikeout in 4 1/3 innings.
"Right now I'm just throwing like (junk)," he told the Newark Star Ledger. "You can't expect to throw the ball down the ... middle and expect to get an out out of it."
After Saturday's loss, Proctor took his glove and other things belonging to him out to the field and set them on fire.
Hey.. whatever works, and nice symbolism too.
Who gets the blame? Gator, Cashman.. how about we just place it where it really belongs.. on the pitchers themselves. They dug this hole. It's up to them to figure out a way out. The Red Sox are probably out of reach now. They can't let the wild card get away.. can they??
