[Jhensy]

The Yankees offense certainly gets it's share of blame. Their numbers (Arod's in particular) are bloated by that 19 run game, as well as one or two other blowout wins.

ANYONE who watches them daily can tell you ARod time after time after time does not get the big hit when needed.

Yes, the Yankees 1 through 4 hitters (Jeter, ARod, Sheffield and Matsui) are the best in baseball (although Matsui's been awful the last two weeks). Just those guys alone make them look like a good team. But beyond them, it's one of the worst teams in baseball. The oldest, worst fielding, most washed-up collection of insane contracts you've ever seen. Pitchers and hitters.

[Preachin']

"The Yankees offense certainly gets it's share of blame. Their numbers (Arod's in particular) are bloated by that 19 run game, as well as one or two other blowout wins."

Still, they are his numbers. It's not like he has 28 RBIs at the midpoint of the season.

If he stays healthy, he'll have a combined 250 runs/RBIs.

A-Rod is awesome.

Every team goes through a slump.

Honestly, I hate the Yankees, but I fully expect them make the playoffs, or at least come close.

Just winning 8 of 10 games in the near future changes things. They can do that.

[dfwgator]

The Yankees are making to exact same mistakes the Cowboys made in the 1990s, they ended up keeping way too many guys who were pivotal pieces of their championship years, way past their prime. And this is what happens, when it collapses, it collapses quickly.

It makes the Braves' 13 straight Division titles look all the more amazing, despite the fact that they have only one World Series to show for it.