Corrections suck.

Yes, yes, they do, particularly when they lead to performances meeting head from above.

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, if the Yankees had more pitching depth, they could have looked into trading Aceves while his value may have been higher than it will probably ever be.

I’m disappointed that they have apparently decided to keep Ransom and option Shelley (even though Ransom is out of option years and Shelley isn’t).

Ace may have given his best already for 2009. He looked terrible last night. My instincts tell me he may have a physical problem beyond the tired arm he is already reporting.  This team is thin at No. 5 and if Ace goes down really in bad shape for middle relief.  With two months remaining I am very concerned.  We don’t like to trade prospects, but with every new year comes a greater liklihood that the Posadas, Jeters and Riveras won’t be able to repeat their performances that many take for granted.

I am seriously of the mind that Yankee evaluators don’t know what they are doing.  If this so called pitching rich organization is rich, why can’t somebody come up that can consistently get people out?

Maybe Melancon can step up. He’s looked good lately in his few innings of work.

We don’t like to trade prospects, but with every new year comes a greater liklihood that the Posadas, Jeters and Riveras won’t be able to repeat their performances that many take for granted.

The reason they can’t trade prospects for quick fixes is that they need them to be available in the future to either replace (in relative terms) Rivera and Posada (Melancon, Montero, Romine) or be available for a trade if Jeter (or others) precipitously declines.

I am seriously of the mind that Yankee evaluators don’t know what they are doing.  If this so called pitching rich organization is rich, why can’t somebody come up that can consistently get people out?

Because they threw their #6 and #7 starters in the bullpen and their #3 starer and #8 starter are injured so it forced them to use a #9 starter who could only go 3 innings meaning guys like Robertson had to be stretched beyond his normal one inning and got tired, Aceves (who is having minor shoulder pain) had to be stretched beyond one inning and got tired. If #9 lasted even 5.2 and Robertson, Aceves, and Melancon pitched 3.1 scoreless like they should have things would have been fine.

Using the #9 starter in the rotation is the problem.

Did I miss the discussion of Garza getting fined for admittedly doing more than what Burnett didn’t admit to doing?  Was there any attempt to justify that?

Yeah, I was surprised Garza just got fined.  But then again, it’s a David v. Goliath thing.  No one wants to suspend David.

No one wants to suspend David.

I think David is perfectly capable of serving a suspension, seeing as he bests Goliath and all. Does no one in the commissioner’s office own a Bible?

The biggest downside to acquiring Hairston is that Cody “Rake” Ransom is still on the team.

Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Teixeira DH
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
Hairston LF
Ransom 1B
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Optioning Shelley and putting Ransom at 1B? Sometimes I hate the way this team is run.

Why not do Hinske in RF and Swisher at 1B?  What the butt?

[12] I guess because Danks is LH and Hinske’s splits v. LH pitching for his career are bad, although they are good this season. But I agree, at least he is a professional hitter, unlike Ransom. Apparently, Girardi is blinded by handedness.

Girardi is blinded by handedness.

I thought that was just an old wives’ tale!

That actually made me laugh.

House money lineup for Joe.