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Fan Confidence Poll: July 5th, 2010
ByRecord Last Week: 3-3 (27 RS, 31 RA)
Season Record: 50-31 (436 RS, 340 RA, 50-31 Pythag. record), 1.5 games up
Schedule This Week: @ Athletics (Mon. to Weds.), @ Mariners (four games, Thurs. to Sun.)
Top stories from last week:
- After enjoying an off day following their West Coast trip, the Yankees returned home only to get shut down on back-to-back nights by Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez. A late Alex Rodriguez homer helped the team avoid the sweep on Thursday.
- The Blue Jays came to town for the first time over the weekend, but the Yanks’ scuffling offense couldn’t do anything in the opener. Thankfully things turned around on Saturday thanks to a Brett Gardner grand slam, and Marcus Thames walked off with the series win yesterday.
- Injury Zone: Gardner was day-to-day with a forearm contusion, but he’s fine now. Sergio Mitre, Al Aceves, and Nick Johnson are all slowly working their way back from various ailments. Thames was activated off the disabled list, replacing Chad Huffman on the roster. Jorge Posada is day-to-day with a sprained left ring finger.
- Derek Jeter and Robbie Cano will be the AL’s starting middle infield at next week’s All Star Game. CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes, Mariano Rivera, and A-Rod also made the squad. Nick Swisher is on the Final Vote Ballot.
- One of the best GM prospects in the game, Yanks’ scouting director Damon Oppenheimer will get serious consideration for the Diamondbacks’ suddenly available GM job.
- Dustin Moseley was added to the big league roster before he could exercise his opt out clause.
- The Yanks are looking to improve their bench, and have shown interest in Ty Wigginton.
- The outfield at the Stadium is a mess after last month’s boxing match.
- You can now buy tickets right on RAB.
Please take a second to answer the poll below and give us an idea of how confident you are in the team. You can view the Fan Confidence Graph anytime via the nav bar above, or by clicking here. Thanks in advance for voting.
Given the team's current roster construction, farm system, management, etc., how confident are you in the Yankees' overall future?
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voted an 8. the volatility of the bullpen this year is staggering imagine what happens if (when?) joba turns it around and robertson goes back to being robertson. park just should not be used in close games – really hope he’s gone soon – and the presence of aceves is sorely missed. in the end they’re still winning games so we can’t complain too much, right?
also, what does everyone think of gardner thus far? i’m impressed by him this season.
whoops should be a period after staggering. this is what happens when you post hungover and 9 in the morning.
park just should not be used
in close gamesFixed. He’s a scrub and should be DFAed yesterday.
fine on-field results….concerns = bullpen after Mo, and the fact we havent shaken Sox with half their team hurt.
Up until this past week the Red Sox had played the most home games of any team in baseball. The second half will be a bitch for them. I’m actually more wary of the Rays.
Sox are playing almost .700 for the past month, it’s out of the Yankees’ hands as far as shaking them. The Sox have the best all time record in interleague play and have hit a soft spot in their schedule, despite their injuries.
9.
Beat record in baseball.
Curtis, we’re ready whenever you are, buddy.
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10, as I have been since ALCS last year.
I thought that was a great game yesterday. The team looks good and Tex looks ready to heat up. Gotta have supreme confidence in this group.
Well…..I voted “9″ last week, when they had the best record in baseball, and had the same warts they do now. Still best record, still first place, still same warts. Therefore, still same vote.
Since bottoming out in the 14 inning game in Toronto on June 5th (0-6, 5 Ks and then 0-4 with a walk and a run the next day), Mark Teixeira is hitting .322/.421/.589/1.009 in his last 24 games/107 PAs. Considering Cano has been coming back to earth lately, it’s about time.
Very true. However, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Cano go on another streak soon.
Who are the people who are voting 1-3? Explain your reasoning please.
I voted 8. The Yankees are getting things done, they haven’t fired on all cylinders yet. When the Yankees are still winning games with a bunch of slumping players/bench players in the lineup, that is a good sign.
It feels to me like the team has just been mediocre this season. It seems odd saying that since they have the best record in baseball, but it really seems like they’ve been struggling. For example, they seem to have a lot of pitching problems (Javy struggled early, then AJ, now Hughes, and the bullpens seems to be a mess), yet they’re still third in the AL in runs allowed – only 7 more than the second place team. How can that be?
All told, I’m staying steady at 9.
9 as ever. I feel like the Yankees aren’t playing their best and they’re still ahead of their pace from last year and have the best record in baseball. If I hear one more “WORST FIRST PLACE TEAM EVARRR!!!” I might lose it though.
Those who complain that this is the “worst first team ever” never saw the Yankees from 2000-2006 – now those were some flawed teams. I went 8, but I’m a tough grader. This team isn’t firing on all cylinders, but they are in first place earlier than last year’s team.
9.
First place, and still have played 5 fewer home games than the Sox. The Rays and Jays have come back to their respective earth’s. A lot of really nice performances from the minor leaguers. There’s a lot to like about this team.