What Can I Say??

This is it from me, I've posted a lot this week and yes, the Red Sox and Yankees meet this weekend. Having not commented on it and Doug pointing that out, I had to say something.

To me, I'm not sure what the significance of this next series will be if anything at all. As Doug mentioned, there's an over-saturation of the Rivalry in the media, the playing schedule--and what else is there to say about it that someone else hasn't said already? In my view, even if the Yankees win the series, it doesn't prove that they can come out of the crater they've already created for themselves. They can't beat the teams they need to be beating.

The best thing that could happen this weekend is that something happens that sparks the Yankees to come together as a team. And only this Rivalry could provide that sort of spark be it a fight, a comeback win, or just plain old grittiness. I think being the Yankees fan here that maybe I'm looking for a sign, some hope, and that could be the significance of the series if this spark does happen this weekend. But I had some hope when the Yankees took the last series which was squashed immediately afterward.

With the continued injury bug hitting up the Yankees, the team is shifting its lineup and player's roles again. The team can't adjust in time--once you get used to one thing the circumstances change again. Yes, excuses, excuses--this is the Yankees, there's no excuse for not winning. But nothing has gone "according to the script" this year in terms of the Yankees winning. And the more they lose, the more likely the Boss will change the entire direction of the team.

That could be the other significant outcome if the Yankees lose badly. The Boss may have a soft side at times, but he's low on patience when the W's aren't appearing in the standings. And in the past few years the Boss' decisions to bring about change didn't go his way. That includes giving Cashman more decision making power, which is what the Boss would say since "rebuilding", "prospects", and "farm system" are not in his vocabulary. Those are just things that put off a championship another year.

Criticism aside it's always fun to watch the Rivalry because anything can happen, emotions are high, and the competition is great. I'm just going to be looking for that spark though so I can have some upbeat posts next week.