Time is Ticking

I just watched Old Timers day, and am getting ready to watch the Yankees reach the .500 mark again. The yankees have been battling around .500 and it has been more than pathetic to watch from a fan's point of view. The Yankees last missed the playoffs in 1994, so its something that we arent used to thinking about as fans. Although, I stated in an earlier post that the Yankees are done this year, that was before I looked at the rest of their schedule. The Yankees play Tampa Bay, Toronto, and Baltimore, as well as a couple series with the Royals. We have one of the easiest strengths of schedules for the remainder of the year. There are 79 games left and I have decided that it is very likely for the yankees to go 55-24. This would give the Yankees at the very worst 97 wins for the season, saying that they split the remaining two games against the Angels. Although I still think the Red Sox will win the division, the Yankees should be able to sneak into that wild card spot. The way I see it, I am finally watching the Yankees catch fire all at once. Last night the Yankees tacked 14 runs on the board, and a few nights ago they blew out the Twins with over ten runs in a game. With Jason Giambi set to come back in a couple weeks, and Robinson Cano finally gaining last season's prowess back, expect the Yankees to be one of the hottest teams down the stretch and make the playoffs yet again. The Yankees biggest weakness is by far their bullpen, but if they can put up 10 plus runs a game I dont think that is anything to be concerned about. Besides, Mariano Rivera has looked like the old Mo lately, and Scott Proctor actually showed the world that he could throw a 12 to 6 curve ball and strike out a batter. As long as Kyle Farnsworth isnt in the game the Yanks will be fine. Lets be honest, its great if you can throw 98 MPH, but what is the point if the ball has no movement? I think I could hit a homerun off Farnsworth, I will just start swinging when he gets in his wind up and hope for the best. Roger Clemens has to come up big this afternoon and throughout the rest of the season for the Bronx Bombers to have any hope of playing in October. Roger Clemens only gave up 1 run in 8 innings during his last start, so I am expecting that momentum to continue. Unfortunately we are playing the one team that the Yankees have a losing record against during the Torre Tenure as Yankees manager. The reason that the Angels have had so much success against the Yanks is because they have a strong set up man and closer. They also are great on the bases, and have a ton of guys that can hit a homerun at any point of a game. It wont matter though if Alex Rodriguez hits another homer today, and Cano and Abreu continue their hot ways. GO YANKS!