Everytime I read that, and see he’s batting 2nd, I can’t believe it. Even yesterday, when he got that bloop single, he didn’t steal second. Didn’t even try. Pathetic.

Anyone else read this piece in the Boston Globe yesterday?

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/06/26/easy_call_race_is_a_runaway/

Frankly, I can’t stand Shaughnessy’s baseball journalism (all opinion, no content), but it’s the sign that times certainly have changed up here in Boston.

Since we have a ‘new’ centerfielder, it looks like Bernie will DH, and Tino will see a lot of bench time.

The Boys on ESPN are right on about RJ. His slider is NOT moving down, but staying on the same vertical plane… which is why he is getting hit. He is giving up too many fat 0-2 pitches. He is going to need to get his slider to dip and start pitching smarter. Pedro is a great example of a guy who uses his head when his stuff is not it’s best. RJ should take a lesson.

The Yankees are showing us how bad defense loses ballgames. Bernie can’t play CF naymore, although I don’t know why they don’t give him a shot in LF. Woe-is-me-mack is now featuring and OPS of .534 (hard to believe) and needs to be deported.

I think that one hit may have saved someone their job.

As far as someone or some bodies being asleep at the wheel, I think that’s got to be the case. With regards to Bubba, and a whole lot of other things.

And as much as I agree with Lupica and Verducci about the Bronx Zoo George being a thing of the past, should the Yanks lose tonight–and especially if they lose badly–I wouldn’t put it past Steinbrenner to do something. Getting pasted by the D Rays and the Mets is just enough to drive the old man nuts enough to act.

And yeah, Womack starting in center tonight is a symbolic low, isn’t it?

BTW, was putting dumb people in the Yankees front office part of the last collective bargaining agreement?

1. He hit .156 in his last cup of coffee.
2. He’s a 28 year old rookie. 28 year old rookies don’t usually last in the bigs to the age of 29.

The Yankees were wrong for not signing a back up outfielder and running Bernie out there, but it is Bernie’s bad judgement and lack of concentration has been a huge contributor to his struggles in the field. Bernie knows that they have been running on him whole season long, yet he takes his time getting the ball back allowing Cameron to get to 2nd. Bernie’s pride alone should have made him hustle to get the ball back.

Like Alex, I was leaning towards Jeter as the person who doesn’t like Bernie, but JohnnyC’s argument was persuasive so I agree with him that it is probably Rivera. Despite how Bernie’s career as a Yankee is ending, I’ll miss him.

I’d be surprised if the Yankees win tonight. Benson has been pitching reasonably well of late. RJ will have to come with a good outing for the Yankees to have a shot. What are the odds of that? Not good, I think.

BTW, it is Jeter’s 31st birthday today. Boy, does that make me feel old.