Long Winter

After a 6-1 loss in Texas it set in the season is really over.

It kinds of reminds me of 2001 when Seattle won 116 games and were not suppose to win the series but did.

Texas had big hits and great pitching. The Yanks looked flat and looked like they did not want it.Phil Hughes, who I thought had a big game in him, came up with nothing. Except for Cano and Mariano no one had a big series even Jeter and A Rod. Jeter hit .231 and that kind of said it all.

The Yanks were 13-17 in September and after beating the Twins it came back into the Texas series when the team did not hit in big spots.

Who will be back what will the 2011 Yanks look like well that for another day.

It's going to a long hard winter.

Still Alive

After two rough games and three bad loses in a row the Yanks are still alive--just barely--with a 7-2 win at the Stadium.

What a game! CC just had enough to get by the hard hitting Rangers to force a game 6in Texas. I thought they had a shot today and the Bombers came though big. The bats came alive a little even though Texas had more hits. The Yanks came away with a and are alive for one more game.

Phil Hughes, who pitched bad his last time out, will be on full rest and pitched good against Texas this year.One game at a time.

One more then Cliff Lee. It does not look good but at least there is a shot.

Big Win For Yankees

One of the big Yankee wins of all time

I told a buddy of mine when a pitcher has an over-5.00 ERZ against your team this is a guy to watch because he could have a big game.

CJ Wilson did for almost 8 innings. Then the Yanks woke up.

CC did not have it and Texas was up 5-0.

Robinson Cano came through with a big homer then after Brett Gardner got on with his speed the Yankees bats came to life.

After a bunch of big hits 6-5 Yankee win.

If the Yanks lost game one it would have shifted the balance to Texas. Who knows... baseball changes every day but one thing is certain: with the Yankee comeback it exposed the Texas bullpen which besides their closer is not that great.

It was a big win as the Yanks took game one.

Playoffs & Pitching

(Above: fans wait out Friday's eventual rain-out at Fenway Park)

As most Yankee fans hope, you want to win the division. This week it was up and down and as of Saturday it still is.

Do the Yanks go full force to try to win the flag and get home field or play it safe and rest people to get them ready to go on the road? It should be decided by this weekend.

I would set up the rotation for the first round CC game one, Pettitte game two, Hughes game three, CC back for game four on short rest. And then Andy on full rest if there is a game five.

Also take one more position player and leave on the the pitchers like Vazquez or Burnett off the first round roster. We will know by Sunday.