I want you to do me a favor.
Turn off the television or any music in the room. Now, close the windows and fasten your hands tightly over your ears. Listen. What do you hear? That's Yankee fans. That's Yankee fans with their big, fat fucking mouths shut.
Why?
Because, right now, the Yankees truly SUCK.
There's no need for the chant at Fenway Park or Camden Yards or anywhere else in any baseball park in America or Toronto. It's superfluous. The Yankees really suck. Might I burn in these words come September? Possibly. But doubtful. This is the truth. The Yankees, literally, SUCK.
And what do you hear from Yankee fans? This is a rebuilding year (translation: we never should have let go of Joe Torre).
A rebuilding year? Really? So why do the Yankees continue to have, by far, the largest payroll in baseball? Injuries, right? Um, what big game player is currently out of their line-up? The Yankee Way---pursuing aging, big-market players in the attempt to field an All-Star team--- can officially be deemed a veritable bust. They haven't won a World Series since 2000 when they wielded a home-grown dynasty. Since, they have signed players such as Jason "The Steroid" Giambi, Gary "The Steroid" Sheffield, Alex "Mr. Playoffs" Rodriguez, Randy "The Big Eunuch" Johnson, Johnny "Cut My Hair and Turned Into a Pussy" Damon, Kyle "Superstar" Farnsworth, and, oh, the list goes on. If only Detroit had learned from the Yankees near-decade of brain farts.
If I'm wrong here, then I deserve all the shit in the world, and I'm sure I'll get it come October should The Yankees mount a comeback. But if a team with Ching Ming Wang as their ace and Mike "The Fossil of a Moose" Mussina at the top of their rotation believes they're going to make it deep into the playoffs, if they think they can even compete with Tampa's starting rotation in the AL East, then, let me say, I have a Brooklyn Bridge for sale. I can only imagine that Hank "Just as Much of a Douche as Dad" Steinbrenner Jr. is wishing Brian Cashman pulled the trigger on the Johan Santana deal about as much as John McCain is wishing he never hugged George W. Bush.
The big question here: Is this hubris? Are The Red Sox, staring at the possibility of losing Big Papi for the season, getting a little too comfortable? Possibly. But the fact remains that Phil Hughs and Ian Kennedy and even Joba "Give Me Some Bug-Spray" Champalian might be a form of rebuilding, as might Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano (destined to be one of the best hitters in the game). Sure, they might be "rebuilding." But when you have the highest payroll in baseball, there's no justifying it.
Fact, right now: The Yankees suck. And I'm loving it.
1 comment:
The Red Sox are proving right now how great it is to have a strong farm system and not trade away key players. Someone gets hurt on the sox they just sned someone up from Pawtucket for the weekend, and chances are it's some kid who could be startting for any other team in the league.
I really wish my beloved M's would learn from that. Yeah, let's bankrupt our entire minor league to get ONE pitcher who hasn't proved himself to be an ace yet, and then pretend like we can compete with the Angels. People said I was a cynic when I laughed at supposed "experts" picking the M' to win the west. Two months and forty losses later, looks like I was right.
Point is, I should just root for the home team. They do everything right. I can't even reasonably pretend to hate them (although I loath the "pick hatters" ). Hats off to Boston for putting together such an exciting team that any baseball fan can watch.
-Brian
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