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[Nine_Lives]

Yeah Yanks have stuggled a bit since the All star game.

[Nine_Lives]

Won 4 in a row but CC is down for a couple weeks with a sore elbow : (

[Swarly]

Nationals >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yankees

[Nine_Lives]

No but serious the Nationals are a good story. I don't really care for the NL but it would be nice to see a David and Goliath WS.

[Swarly]

Not sure if by that you meat Yankees are a much better team or just nats never having success vs a very storied franchise but..

Nats have much better pitching and a lineup that's woken up as of late. Nats are a better team right now. Yanks prob have a better lineup but if werth keeps it up and Desmond comes back strong... Watch out.

[Nine_Lives]

Nats do have a better record but the Yanks did sweep them back in June. Hopefully CC and A Rod will be back strong for the playoffs if not we're done in the ALCS regardless.

[Swarly]

The marlins also swept the nats way back and obv were better than them.

Also I remember that series vs the yanks and we should have won one of those games that went into extra innings because the ump blew a big call in the 8th inning that would have given the nats the go ahead run. Tyler Moore was called out on a play at the plate and the replay showed he was clearly safe.

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

Nats do have a better record but the Yanks did sweep them back in June. Hopefully CC and A Rod will be back strong for the playoffs if not we're done in the ALCS regardless.

I think the Yanks can manage without ARod in the playoffs until the Series but not without CC.

[Zaximus]

Arod isn't hurting too bad, but CC is a huge hit to a team that isn't the best pitching wise. They can put up a lot of numbers, but they'll be going again good pitchers in the playoffs, that's really why I don't see them going far.

[Swarly]

Arod isn't hurting too bad, but CC is a huge hit to a team that isn't the best pitching wise. They can put up a lot of numbers, but they'll be going again good pitchers in the playoffs, that's really why I don't see them going far.

This.

I know this seems absurd in today's scouting world, with all the advanced stats/etc, but doesn't it seem the Yankees focus way too much on win/losses? I just can't see any other reason they thought it would be a good idea to settle for a rotation consisting of guys like Phil Hughes/Ivan Nova/Garcia(although I know he was a backup plan).

Their pitching is absolute garbage outside of CC who let's face it, he'll be on the decline sooner rather than later.

[Nine_Lives]

Garcia pitched lights out tonight vs Texas btw

[Swarly]

Garcia pitched lights out tonight vs Texas btw

And John lannan pitched great in his 2 spot starts this year for the nats.

Doesn't change the fact he's a mediocre mid 4s era pitcher.

[Nine_Lives]

Ichiro goes deep twice and New York beats Boston again.

[Nine_Lives]

falling apart. Its now a 3 team race for the east.