The 2013 New York Yankees

[isestrex]

Yankees get a little bit of help tonight in Colorado. Winning run scores with two outs in the top of the ninth on an infield single with the bases loaded. It was a bang-bang play, not anything close to an egregious error like the non-HR call in Cleveland tonight, but he looks to be out.

Just figures, you know?

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[erb8472]

MFY have won 3 in a row.

[Blizzard1090]

MFY have won 3 in a row.

Their starting pitching is no joke..and quite honestly..the hitters they have now have a much smarter approach at the plate then last year.

Still..their luck has to run out soon...right?

[SeaBird]

Their starting pitching is no joke..and quite honestly..the hitters they have now have a much smarter approach at the plate then last year.

Still..their luck has to run out soon...right?

I don't think it's luck. Their reclamation projects, the players they picked up that no other teams wanted, are getting it done. Seems like a different hero for each game. They will probably hit a rough patch; most teams do. And, of course, the wheels could fall off completely. But for a team that was supposed to be buried coming out of the gate, they have impressed and surprised. The injuries they have sustained would have crippled any other team.

[Can_of_corn]

I don't think it's luck. Their reclamation projects, the players they picked up that no other teams wanted, are getting it done. Seems like a different hero for each game. They will probably hit a rough patch; most teams do. And, of course, the wheels could fall off completely. But for a team that was supposed to be buried coming out of the gate, they have impressed and surprised. The injuries they have sustained would have crippled any other team.

Well they are 7-1 in one run games and their Pythag sucks. I am calling it luck.

I am also eagerly awaiting the National Media to declare them a secretly bad team that is due to collapse.

[SeaBird]

Well then, we'll disagree.

And BTW, the National Media declared them DOA before the season started. They had a ball when it was reported that Cashman had tried to lure Chipper Jones out of retirement.

[Can_of_corn]

Well then, we'll disagree.

And BTW, the National Media declared them DOA before the season started. They had a ball when it was reported that Cashman had tried to lure Chipper Jones out of retirement.

Did you not pay attention to the National Media coverage of the O's from April 2012-March 2013?

I was drawing a parallel between the O's "luck" last season and what the Yanks are doing this year. The NM was quick to dismiss the O's yet they appear remarkably quiet about the similar situation the Yanks find themselves in this year.

[Blizzard1090]

Did you not pay attention to the National Media coverage of the O's from April 2012-March 2013?

I was drawing a parallel between the O's "luck" last season and what the Yanks are doing this year. The NM was quick to dismiss the O's yet they appear remarkably quiet about the similar situation the Yanks find themselves in this year.

In the NM's defense...I knew many fans of the O's that didn't really start taking them seriously until mid summer.

Too many starts where we started out hot and fell apart. Not anymore.

[Can_of_corn]

In the NM's defense...I knew many fans of the O's that didn't really start taking them seriously until mid summer.

Too many starts where we started out hot and fell apart. Not anymore.

Oh I didn't believe until they kept winning after the Fat Man broke Nick's hand.

That doesn't mean that the Yanks haven't been "lucky".

[oriolesmagic9]

I can't wait for the little engine that could starts getting their heroes back. I want to see if they can win with their record-setting payroll of $240 million, or something like that.

[SeaBird]

Did you not pay attention to the National Media coverage of the O's from April 2012-March 2013?

I was drawing a parallel between the O's "luck" last season and what the Yanks are doing this year. The NM was quick to dismiss the O's yet they appear remarkably quiet about the similar situation the Yanks find themselves in this year.

Of course I paid attention. It was impossible to miss it. After 14 losing seasons, nobody expected anything different during 2012 and it was anticipated all season long that the balloon would pop at some point on the Orioles. At a point well after the AS break, people began saying that maybe it wasn't a fluke. Maybe the Orioles were real. They got to post season. But then in during the off season following 2012, it seemed that the FO sat tight and did nothing to shore up the team. It was commonly believed that Angelos and Duquette were comfortable in hoping they could catch lightning in a bottle 2 years in a row. So far it's been working.

But to say the Yankees are getting a free ride is nonsense. As the injuries mounted up and reports were coming out of the team office that payroll would be capped to avoid the luxury tax, the media was all over the team and the band of cast offs they were assembling to put on the field. Almost every major media outlet including the NY based media, figured the Yankees to finish somewhere between 3rd and last place in the AL East. The idea, however, was to see if the fill-ins could just tread water and keep them close until the casualties got back.

And they have done that. Granderson may be back next week with Youkilis right behind him. But to say that the Yankees have been "lucky" is just not accurate. They have been accused of using smoke and mirrors; but not being lucky.

Yesterday morning I read an ESPN article on the team. What the Yankees have been is consistent. They have the 2nd best record in baseball. The pitching has been very good. The bull pen has done it's job and the closer (Rivera) has done his. In the AL, only the Rangers have allowed fewer runs.

And when they get a lead in the game, they win. They've only lost 1 game this year after they've taken the lead. Here's their record when they are leading at the start of each inning:

2nd: 4-0

3rd: 9-0

4th: 13-0

5th: 14-0

6th: 16-1

7th: 18-0

8th: 20-0

9th: 20-0

Sorry. But that's not luck. It's pretty good baseball.

[Fiver]

Indians are on quite a roll; hopefully they keep it up for another game or two at least! One more win tonight and we are tied for first place, right?

[weams]

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9267867/joba-chamberlain-not-fit-wear-new-york-yankees-uniform-public-warning-mariano-rivera

[SeaBird]

Granderson off the DL and back on the roster tonight. He'll play LF and bat 4th.

He was 8-for-20 (.400) with 1 HR in 5 games, getting at least 1 hit in each of those games during his rehab.

[25 Nuggets]

Granderson is the guy coming back that I think will make the biggest difference for the club (although Francisco Cervelli did start the season hot at C). Despite all the hubbub surrounding Wells and Hafner and Overbay... the Yanks are still tenth in the AL in runs per game (4.32, league average 4.43) and have a team OPS+ of 98. The Grandy-man can give them more than what Ichiro is giving them right now.