I was sitting in the cold, windy, and raining weather last night at Yankees Stadium talking with a friend about the state of the 2007 New York Yankees. We both agreed on this; the Yankees if healthy, have the best team in baseball, however at this point in time we are both scared that health might come far too late.
As the losing streak has moved to 6 six games, the bullpen is getting more overused, the starting rotation is going less innings, and now it appears it is having an affect on the rest of the team. Granted AJ Burnett pitched amazing last night, but no runs for the most potent offense in baseball? I have to think injuries and losing are starting to creep into the players heads.
On top of that, there is no guarantee that the pitching will get healthy and play as they should. Getting healthy mid way through the season is not the part that worries me the most. The Yankees could be the best team in baseball post all star break, but pre all star break they can become so far back in the standings, that no matter how well they play they will not be able to catch up.
Could this be the year that the Yankees finally finish behind the Red Sox in the AL East standings? I think the more prudent question is, will this be the year that the Yankees finally fall apart and do not even make the playoffs.
