The State of the Evil Empire -- The "Oy Vey" edition

Alright so September is wrapping up, and boy what a September it has been for the Yankees! The starting pitching has been HORRIBLE. The rotation has been more like a hodge-podge of starters during the month of September! It's nice that the Yankees were able to rest players, but having a 12-15 record just wasn't worth it! In fact, even if they went 13-14 they'd have an AL east lead! 


Now I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist, but having the Wild Card this year seems like a blessing in disguise! If the Yankees take the Wild Card, then they will face Minnesota in the ALDS, a team that they have a GREAT history against! Whereas, an AL East pennant and home field takes them to Texas, a team that has killed the Yankees during this season! Facing Texas also means the Yankees have to face future Yankee Cliff Lee, a Yankee playoff killer! Granted, the Wild Card option wouldn't give them home field and would force the Yankees to become well known with Target Field and beyond that the Trop, Yankees are comfortable at both venues! We just saw a few weeks ago that even though they in the past have played well in Arlington, Texas, this is A MUCH different Texas team this season! As for the rotation in the playoffs....all I have to say is "Oy Vey!" Yankees of course have CC...then after that....well you just hope Pettitte will be healthy and have the rest knocked off....Hughes has shown improvement this month....and after that....the 4th slot is a mystery! AJ has been a train wreck, a dumpster fire, a grease fire, a Shuttle Challenger like DISASTER! How he can get back on track in time for the playoffs is beyond me! But I suppose miracles can happen! 


So in my opinion Girardi is taking the "resting the players" route, which is a decent option to get the team healthy and perhaps give his team the better chance of succeeding in the playoffs! Basically, a sacrifice of the AL East crown would be worth it in the long run in order to obtain another American League pennant and more importantly World Series #28! 


One other quick thing outside of baseball........so ANOTHER Tour De France winner gets cited for doping! SHOCKER! Alberto Contador, when asked why he was tested positive responded with.......get this.........wait for it.........FOOD TAMPERING!!!! YES!!!! Contador believed his food was contaminated with whatever substance he was tested positive for! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! So we've heard every PED excuse from crazy Dominican Republic milkshakes, to needed PEDs for injuries, to "I was young and naive", to "my cousin injected it to me"....AND NOW WE GET THAT?! COME ON ALBERTO! BE A MAN! ADMIT THAT YOU AND NO OTHER CYCLIST CANNOT SUCCEED WITHOUT SOME SORT OF PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUG TO ENSURE THAT YOUR BODY WILL HAVE THE STAMINA! Holy crap! I guess I'm going to be scared now to go out and eat anywhere! Especially somewhere overseas! I could get my meal contaminated! YIKES! 


So there you go! Those are my feelings on the state of the Yankees and cycling! Keep reading and post a comment! See you next time!