Monday Mentions: Bad Pitching, Hitting, Managing and Contracts

The good news is that the Yankees are going to the playoffs for the first time in three years. The bad news is they’re going to be in the one-game playoff.
The good news is that the Yankees are going to the playoffs for the first time in three years. The bad news is they’re going to be in the one-game playoff.
The Yankees’ putting Adam Warren in the bullpen and skipping a Michael Pineda start are the latest moves on a long list of ridiculous decisions.
The A’s have been rolling along all season with the combination of starting pitching and power hitting the Yankees have always had and will need to contend this season.
In his eighth season in the majors, Phil Hughes is finally realizing his potential as a starting pitcher. The problem is he is doing it with the Twins after failing to do so with the Yankees.
I got my wish: Masahiro Tanaka is a Yankee.
I won’t be getting playoff football this year, so that means I will have to ask for some other things this Christmas.
Once upon a time Chien-Ming Wang saved the Yankees and now he’s back with the organization.