Just look at Tex stat lines....he is predictably on the diminishing slope his career has become. To "hope for change" is unsupported by the data.
The pitching stats indicate a great team, but 4 starters have an ERA over 3.70, 2 over 4.75.... Sabathia 5.40 in 31.2 IP, Warren 4.78 in 26.1 IP, Eovaldi 3.81 in 28.1 IP, & Pineda 3.73 in 31.1 IP. Heck, even Tanaka had 3.22 in 22.1. _____________________________________ I believe the Yanks SP is virtually tied for 4th in the league, and better than any other A.L. East team in avg IP per start....and I already gave you their ERA/WHIP rankings. I don't expect their SP to become the strong point of the team athough it would be nice and they're going to feel the Tanaka loss as the rotation continues but maybe you should relax (?) a bit and take a closer look at the numbers before you worry us sick over what WILL , or WON'T be sustained. They're winning and it isn't hard to understand why. Their SP has so far, been better than most in the league, they're scoring runs and they have a good bullpen. And their defense has allowed just FOUR unearned runs....maybe you know how many of those unearned runs have resulted in a LOSS. Tonight we're going to have a small taste of the Tanaka loss as his turn in the rotation comes up for the second time.......Whitley......he scares me. Tough long season - we will be seeing how it shakes out..
...he's evidently enamored with himself and his early season HR binge because he said the other day that there was no reason for him to try to slap the ball the other way vs the shift and that he'd continue to do what he's been doing...as if he really thinks he'll end up with 60 HRs...wow, what a team player.
Hats off to McCann for at least making attempts to go the other way. Tex is behaving like some kind of diva. I know there's someone on this board that's okay with Tex hitting 200 as long as he's hitting HRs but I'm not.
