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We have been a little lite on posts the last week or 10 days.  The team is rudderless and boring and frustrating to watch. If we were to analyze all the levels of poor play, poor field generalship, or just plain weirdness (A-Rod’s “fatigue” not restricting his Kate Hudson time) none of us would have time for our own work and regular lives. 

About the most interesting fact from this week is that “Les Miserables” is Mark Teixeira’s favorite play. The team is miserable all right, maybe they should sign Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert for the bullpen.

What happened to this team after June 8th.  From May 8th to June 8th they were 21-8.  Since then they are 4-8 and easily could have been 2-10 (they should have lost the game to the Mets and could have lost the first game to the Nationals).  In the last 8 losses, they are scoring an average of 2.25 runs per game.  That won’t get it done no matter who is on the mound.

They are now back to 38-31 (7 games over).  Meanwhile the Sox keep winning.  They are 42-27 (15 over).  I hope Joe Girardi enjoyed those 8 days the Yankees held first place. (May 31-June 2, June 5, June 7 - 8).  I hope Nady gets back soon so baserunning blunder Swisher can ride the pine a few days a week.

I’ve been tired of waiting too.  Now… let’s see that another pitcher that Cashman and Girardi have ruined.  By “babying” him, not letting him take his lumps and helping out the bullpen and the team, they have created a “diva.”   The mutiny on the pitching staff toward Jorge is a little much too.  Girardi needs to gain control of this team.  Jorge Posada is the starting catcher on this team.  When CC and AJ signed their contracts they knew that.  Joba should just shut up and let Jorge catch him.  We made this deal years ago.  Jorge has shortcomings, we all know that, but his offense is too good and especially in this NL parks, JOrge needs to play.  Back to JOba, his ERA can easily be upwards of 6.00 runs, if he was allowed to stay in some games.  Cashman the other day said “why would I put him in the eighth inning if his velocity is down?”  Why have him on the major league roster, then Brian?  Last week I made a comment to someone’s post that decisions need to be made.  Put him in the 8th inning and go with Wang and Hughe in the rotation.  Bruney and Aceves in the 7th.

For Joba to become a legitimate starter.  Well, I believe it ain’t gonna happen.  He’s got good stuff.  Although, I don’t know where his 96mph fastball went.  What he doen’t have is smarts.  He’s too dumb to be a starter. He is probably smart enough to be a reliever.  With 2 strikess, everyone in the ballpark knows he’s going to throw a slider.  And when he can’t get the slider over, he has no clue what to do.  Put him in the bullpen and give Hughes his spot.

Congress is looking at him again re: his earlier steroid testimony – perjury perhaps?  Sammy thought he was home free with his original defense when he testfied alongside Palmiero and McGwire. Remember the “no speakee the englee” defense? It was so effective then it may have reviewed in law journals. Don’t think it will work this time.  He better bring one of his corked bats in to the Congressional chamber to help him defend himself.

After last night’s game, Posada was interviewed and said, “it felt like the old Wang.”  Pronouncing it phonetically, not correctly as “Wong”, of course.  Don’t think Jorge realized he got off a funny there.  Guess Wang pitched not extremely crappy so he gets  another start.

I called my son during the game, the Nats winning pitcher  John Lannan graduated from his high school the year before he did. My son doesn’t remember that he was a phenom pitcher when he was in school.  Lannan is 4 and 5 with a horrible team with a 3.38 ERA, grew up in Long Beach a Yankee fan.  He  also shut-out the Mets in a complete game less than 2 weeks ago. Last night the Yanks did zero to get Lannan out of his rhythm, e.g. stepping out, loitering, talking to the ump, they just stood in and got mowed down quick and easy. John Flaherty picked up on that, no one in the brainy NYY dug-out  did though.

Are the Yankees, San Fran Giants, and Marlins in talks that include H-Ram? Is this possible?

Hanley Ramirez and Nick Swisher to the San Fran Giants.

Matt Cain and Aaron Rowand to the New York Yankees.

Phil Hughes, Melky Cabrera, Madison Bumgarner (Giants, LHP prospect), Buster Posey (Giants C, prospect) to the Florida Marlins

Ok.  I bought tickets to the U.S. Open thinking that I would use them for marketing purposes, except no on can go.  FANTASTIC!!!

Anyway, I’ve got 4 tickets for each round, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sunday.  I’m definitely going Sunday (asking my dad and father in law).  Knowing the Roundtable is full of Golf players/fans, is anyone interested in any of the tickets.  (I’ll also go on Saturday if anyone wants to join me). 

As for Thursday and Friday, I’ve got those as well.

It was close for a while last night, but the Nats are once again proof that MLB in the Washington D.C. area is a waste of life. From the old Washington Senators whose only victory was in fiction in “Damn Yankees” to the flight to Texas to the Expos to this year where they could be challenging the ‘62 Mets for the worst record ever – the franchise has no purpose except to be a bargaining chip whenever the notion of removing MLB’s favorable legal status comes up.

There are probably a thousand Redskins fans for every Nationals fan.  Just don’t see the need for this team’s existence. Even if he got the job, Bobby Valentine should stay in Japan.

I’m attempting to update the site today.  So… if you see any weirdness or lose access, that’s why. Sorry for the inconvenience, but with no game yesterday and a slow day at work, it seemed like a good time.

UPDATE: The upgrade should be complete.  Let me know if there are any problems.