THERE'S GOT TO BE A REASON

The Yanks began the season with arguable the best lineup in baseball...on paper. There were questions, though: Would Posada continue to hit? Would Jeter? Could Cano handle the 5-spot?

The answers: Yes, yes and yes. But...and it's a big but...what has happened to the #'s 2, 3 & 4? It amazing that the Yanks continue to win at a pace to win 110 games without much in the way of production from those 3 guys. How are they doing it? Here are three reasons:

1) The rest of the lineup is over-producing and doing it in critical spots
2) The starting pitching has been so good, the bullpen is getting rusty, but they're effective, anyway.
3) The Yanks are not making mistakes. Skills usually attributed to Ron Gardenhire's Twins and Mike Scioscia's Angels fit the Yanks perfectly these days. We're not talking physical errors here, but mental ones.
The talk that the "Core Four" is getting too old, ignores the fact that these older players teach the younger ones how to play the game right. Think that's not important? Check this link out:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=5148731

***MAKE EM' LAUGH...***

From Jant Hough:

"Brett Favre has been told he will need surgery on his ankle to play again in 2010, But he wants to get a second opinion from a good paleontologist."

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