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Same Old, Same Old – Yanks Fail To Take Charge

Yesterday I wondered whether CC Sabathia's gutty win could spark the Yankees to take this series against Boston and send a message that they will not be steamrolled. After bouncing back to take a 5-4 lead on an Eric Chavez double, Yankee pitching could not close the door the way CC did on Tuesday. I've come to the conclusion that Phil Hughes' problem is the ability to locate his pitches. The home run he gave up to Ortiz was right over the plate and you could see that was not where Cervelli wanted the pitch.

After the Red Sox took the lead on Jacob Ellsbury's home run, the Yankee offense could not answer the bell. Nine up and nine down and a Boston win. The lead is back up to 1 1/2 games with AJ Burnett on the mound tonight. 2 1/2 games out here we come.

The Yankees will put Phil Hughes in the bullpen. They will do that because Hughes has been in the bullpen before. Unfortunately, the Yankees are destined to be the wild card representative in the American League. As a point of information, the Yankees have only made it to the World Series when they won their division. Here's hoping Jesus Montero lives up to all the hype as he joins the Yankees today. As I said in an earlier post, at this point the rest of the Yankee season is about the future and hopefully Montero will be a productive part of that.