They Just Don't Get It

As an addition to last night's post, I would say that while there is no point ranting about a loss like that, the comments in the Yankees lockerroom afterwards indicate that they are delusional in their estimate of where they are as a ballclub right now. Johnny Damon, who has frankly been pretty disappointing all year, nonchalantly assures everyone "we'll be there in the end and we'll be solid." Solid is some thing the Yankees haven't been since the last night in the desert when Mo threw the ball away at second base. They still seem to believe that playing for this franchise makes them that dynasty team. The Detroit Tigers are closer at the moment. Torre, who is almost as out of touch with reality as his addle pated Boss, appreciates how they keep battling, keep taking their swings even when the game looks out of reach. 'We just have to keep the game closer early on' he proclaims, seemingly unaware Pretty Boy Fraud and his ilk only get decent swings when the game is out of reach. How lifetime baseball men can fail to recognize such a collective inability to hit with men on base or in scoring position in close games is beyond me. Once again, I think we are looking at a subtle perversion of the Yankee code. It used to be, "My God, I'm a Yankee now, I better start playing like one." These days its, "Playing like a Yankee will come as a matter of course, since I am one."