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Yanks look uninspired as Pettitte loses

Posted by: Ben K. in Game Stories

For the first time in their team history, the Tampa Bay Rays find themselves in uncharted territories: Following a 7-1 drubbing of a lethargic Yankee team, they are six games over .500, a franchise high-water mark.

Following tonight’s loss, Mike and I were talking about this game. We both agreed — and this is hardly breaking news — that the Yankees without Jorge Posada and Alex Rodriguez are a vastly inferior team then they are otherwise. The middle of their lineup lacks punch, and the bottom of the lineup — led by a struggling Jose Molina — is fairly heinous.

I was all set to write about how the Yankees look old and bored and the Rays looked young and exuberant. But then Mark Feindsand beat me to it:

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Opinion:

Even with Posada and Arod this team is NOT consistant seems to lack the desire and overhall during a long season and isn't hungry???
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Right now this doesn't seem to be a team that can rally off 8 to 10 straight wins...than again who knows come July?......
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Nor does this team seem to have the internal fortitude to overcome theirselves or an opponet who wants it more
be it a Sabathia, Beckett or Carmona

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American League East Division
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	L10	Strk	Elim #
Red Sox	24	17	.585	-	14-5	10-12	6-4	L2	-
Rays	22	16	.579	½	14-7	8-9	6-4	W5	123
Orioles	19	19	.500	3 ½	10-6	9-13	4-6	L1	120
Yankees	19	20	.487	4	9-9	10-11	5-5	L1	119
Blue Jays	18	22	.450	5 ½	10-9	8-13	5-5	W1	117