Yankees' Tampa test

Dylan once rasped, "The times they are a changin," but this is ridiculous. The Tampa Ray's juggernaut arrives at the Stadium brimming with confidence. Here's tonight's starter Scott Kazmir on the Bronx Bombers, "Kind of...you know...in desperate mode." What happened to respecting your elders?

Maybe Kazmir read this: " for a variety of reasons - an aging lineup, a lack of depth and a laid-back attitude about their middling results - the Yankees haven't produced the kind of run that usually propels them into playoff position this time of year.
The Yankees are 47-42, the kind of team that doesn't do anything particularly poorly but also isn't doing anything particularly well.
New York ranks in the middle of the American League in just about every important pitching and hitting category, with a lineup dripping with name recognition that hasn't been able to pick up a pitching staff in transition. Lately, it has been even worse than that - it has been the reason the Yankees are losing." See the Yank's aren't desperate just mediocre.

Perhaps Tampa's young lefty meant this: ""We have been decimated by injuries," Steinbrenner said. "I don't remember a year this bad as far as injuries. It's had a huge affect, it really has. Nobody wants to make excuses, but it's reality." The reality is poor Hank only has 207 million of Daddy's money to spend and it isn't enough.

Still not at "desperate mode"? It must be this, "Ponson said he's been working on his mechanics." Now that's desperate.

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