A-Rod on 15-day DL

[RShack]

I was thinking "Cano." That .153 BA is brutal, and he has four errors too!

Unfortunately, I wouldn't be banking on Girardi's demise just yet. The Yankees tease us all by sucking at the beginning of almost every year. The doom and gloom last year got way worse than it is now before they finally started winning. As much as I want to believe this time is for real, I'll believe the Yankees are really washed up when I see them behind us and the Rays at the END of the season.

I think they're gonna miss the play-offs and lots of people up there are gonna have a major fit. Which will be entertaining.

[Frobby]

Hopefully this is the year that age finally catches up with the Yankees. Giambi, Posada, Abreu, Matsui, Jeter, Damon and A-Rod are all 33-37 years old. Mussina, Pettitte, Rivera and Hawkins are 35-39. That's a lot of age in key spots.

[Gurgi]

Hopefully this is the year that age finally catches up with the Yankees. Giambi, Posada, Abreu, Matsui, Jeter, Damon and A-Rod are all 33-37 years old. Mussina, Pettitte, Rivera and Hawkins are 35-39. That's a lot of age in key spots.

I've been waiting for them to drop for a couple of years now. I was sure last season their slow start was the beginning of the end for them. However I was wrong.

[Boy Howdy]

Isn't the reason ARod ended up with a Grade 2 strain likely the fact that he came back from his original (presumably Grade 1) strain much more quickly than Jeter did?

Brian Cashman was asked exactly that, but his response was that it was a question better posed to A-Rod.

Just to be clear, I'm not knocking A-Rod. But I'm sure a lot of the pinstriped "faithful" will.

[Sports Guy]

It actually helps me understand SG a lot better.

I think.

Yea, i like to win.(like I did last year, in large part due to AROD)

[jiminnj]

Hopefully this is the year that age finally catches up with the Yankees. Giambi, Posada, Abreu, Matsui, Jeter, Damon and A-Rod are all 33-37 years old. Mussina, Pettitte, Rivera and Hawkins are 35-39. That's a lot of age in key spots.

2005 was the year I was sure that age was going to catch up with the Yankees. At the beginning of the season they had 17-19 guys on the roster who were 33 and above. Their pitching staff had Randy Johnson (41), Al Leiter (39), Kevin Brown (40) and Mussina (36) and the bull pen had Rivera (35), Gordon (37), Quantrill (36), Buddy Groom (39), and Sturtze (34) . In the field they had Sheffield (36), Ruben Sierra (39), Bernie Williams (36), T Martinez (39), and Womack (35) with even the backups, Flaherty catcher (38) and Sanchez Utility Inf (38) were old. Giambi was 34 and Posada at 33 was old for a catcher. That was even the year that one of their purchased young players, Pavano failed because of injury, yet it didn't catch up with them, Wang and Cano came out of their system largely unheralded and they made the playoffs. By 2006, many of the old players had been replaced.

This year they look old again, they are suffering some key injuries, something that can be expected with age, maybe it will finally catch up with them. But the Yanks have a history of adding (buying) useful players mid season, I expect some of that will happen this year.

[Maverick2143]

Yea, i like to win.(like I did last year, in large part due to AROD)

There is only one place for fan loyality in fantasy sports and that is last place. When I am picking my fantasy teams I check my fan card at the door.