The answer….yes it can.  My birthday was this past Sunday.  Matt and I went to see the Yankees vs. Mets game.  What a horrible birthday.  If you don’t follow baseball, the Yankess lost terribly 2-11.  Now Tuesday I am watching the most depressing season continue to get worse.  A-Rod came back today, but its no use.  It is the top of the 4th and we are losing 0-11 to the Baltimore Orioles.  What the hell is going on?!?  Our team hasn’t been this bad since the 80’s.  And to top it off, Cabrera hit Jeter in the wrist. It actually sounded like a ball hitting the bat, but it did actually hit his wrist.  I do hope that its not broken.  That’s all we need. 

Back to the problem with our team this year…  I do think that the new coaching staff does have a lot to do with it.  Back when we had Torre, we also had Ron “Gator/Lousiana Lightning” Guidry and Don “Donnie Baseball” Mattingly on our coaching staff.  Two great veterans who actually knew a lot about the game of baseball.  Now, we have who???  Bobby Meacham (sp?)???  A man who got sent back down to the minor leagues more than any other player I know.   We are lacking serious veteran leadership.  And granted Joe Girardi was a great catcher and he did turn the Mrlins around, but he is no Torre.  Steinbrenner needs to do with Girardi what he did with Billy Martin.  Threaten to fire him mid season if he doesn’t start winning.  Maybe that will light a fire under him.   I can find no other reason that our team would be doing so badly other than the lack of good coaching.  GET RID OF THEM!!!!

Also, on a side note…I heard a rumor that Goose called Joba and told him that his little fist pumping celebration after a strike out was not becoming of a Yankee.  If you’ve read my previous blog you will remember that I find the emotion in the younger players to help the fans relate to the players more.   My message to Goose…leave Joba alone!!!!  

Well, off I’m turning this insanely depressing game.  I can’t bring myself to watch it anymore.  I seriously just want to bawl my eyes out.  I’ll try to write about something a little more happy tomorrow.

~Natalie aka ThisGirlLovesYankees