George Steinbrenner has been replaced by a Pod-Person.  The following are excerpts from his statement (clearly written by a clone programmed to sound a little frustrated but giving Torre and Cashman a pass)  

“The season is still very young, but up to now the results are clearly not acceptable to me or to Yankee fans. However, Brian Cashman, our general manager, Joe Torre, our manager, and our players all believe that they will turn this around quickly. I believe in them. I am here to support them in any way to help them accomplish this turnaround. It is time to put excuses and talk away. It is time to see if people are ready to step up and accept their responsibilities. It is time for all of them to show me and the fans what they are made of. Let’s get going. Let’s go out and win and bring a world championship back to New York. That’s what I want.”

Guess what George.  The Yankees are not only in last place in the AL East.  There are only two teams in all of baseball that have worse records.  The Kansas City Royals and the Washington Nationals.  Two teams projected for 90+ losses.   This is chess!! It ain’t freakin checkers!!! Time to clean house.