dontbeahero

As Yankee fans, we have become accustomed to the dramatic. Dent, Boone, Jeter, Tino, and Brosius have all come up huge in back-against-the-wall situations over the years, but thats not what is needed now.

This team is just flat-out more talented than its opponents. All they need to do is do their job. Phil Hughes needs to nail down leads. Joe Girardi needs to lose Damaso Marte’s phone number. The offense, save for A-Rod and now Melky all of a sudden, needs to be more consistent. And goddamnit, Nick Swisher needs to know that with a 3-2 count in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded against a struggling closer that a BP fastball is coming down the cock, and drive the fucking ball. Last night the team made a great comeback down 4-0, but thats not good enough. When you score six in the 7th to go up two runs, that game needs to be won.

All that being said, the Yankees will still win this series. Sure I am bitter, because I lost money when they didn’t win in 5 (or I would have if betting were legal, of course). But this team is too good to lose back to back games and bow out.