Bandwagon pothole
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- July
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If you were on the official Yankees Comeback Bandwagon and jumped off after today’s loss, shame on you.
What’s remarkable to me is how excited the masses got with this little five-game winning streak against awful opposition, and how people saw the seven-game gap between the Bombers and the Bosox as a mere puddle to jump.
I just want to warn everybody that, yes, the Yankees look terrific right now. They’re hitting. Their starters are pitching well. They look like they believe. But they still have a dreadful bullpen and a worse bench.
But the main thing to remember is this: The Yankees cannot afford any more slumps, any more losing streaks, and yet they are sure to have a few down the stretch. Unless Boston collapses, and that’s not going to happen—although David Ortiz’s injury is worrisome up there; Manny Ramirez will hit eventually—the Yankees are going to have to play near-flawless baseball.
Not bloody likely.
So let’s wait a while before we declare this a true Yankees Comeback, before we get too excited and worked up. OK?
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on Thursday, July 19th, 2007 at 7:33 pm by Carp.
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