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Originally Posted by knightdreamer2k
You are right the AL east is very weak. i can't say though I am sure if the Yankees will fall off, because I don't see anyone a whole lot better. Boston and Toronto don't have pitching, Tampa is banged up, maybe between Baltimore and New York. Jury is still out on CC because he is usually a second half pitcher anyways.
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Originally Posted by Leo_The_Lip
I've been a Yankee fan since 1958 (when I discovered baseball cards!) and this season so far has been the most unexpectedly pleasant one since the start of the Steinbrenner years in 1976. I thought projections for them to be slightly over .500 this season were ludicrously optimistic. I mean Didi Gregorius? That name belongs to a 1960's stripper -- please return it.
However, I don't see how the hitting can collapse any worse that it is, while the starting pitching is already without Tanaka and Sabathia -- who is that huge husk of a scarecrow on the mound? So I'm pleased; hopeful, even.
Rodriquez is amusing me with his slightly better than anyone could reasonably expect results so far. But being good at age 39 is one of the points of using steroids, is it not? So we shouldn't be surprised when it works. I hope he keeps it up long enough to make the sanctimonious types squirm some more.
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Good posts. I am happy to continue to be wrong for as long as it lasts!
A side point: An article in today's Newsday asks, who is better, Harvey or Pineda? The latter has been anointed the "ace" of the Yankees starting rotation and that much is for sure. But, who is better?
One thing that is remarkable to me: Pineda is the same age (26) as Harvey. You would think Pineda would be pushing 30 by now, he's been around that long, but he came up to the bigs when he was only 22.