Saturday, April 5, 2008

It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint

You cannot judge a season on the basis of the first week.

This we know.

We also know that in 1998, the year of 114 wins, the Yankees started 1-4.

Of course, the Yankees then went 17-2 the rest of the month of April, so perhaps we're best off not considering 1998 but something a little more realistic.

Like 1996.

In 1996 we started 2-3, like we are now, and it got to 6-7 before we began turning it around.


You know, anything that compares favorably to 1996 or 1998 is fine by me.

8 comments:

  1. It is frustrating because we all thought that the Yanks would come flying out to start the season. Obviously they will start hitting. This isn't football - 3 losses in football early on and you are probably done. We still have 157 games left!

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  2. I just noticed the run counter on the side. I love it!

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  3. hey, i love this blog! ive commented a long time ago as anonymous i think but now i have one of these spiffy accounts. anyways, i think the yankees will turn things around real quick. they are just geting started and will gain some momentum soon

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  4. lacie: Thanks for stopping by =)

    And I totally agree. I mean, even the Tigers won't go 0-162.

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  5. Rebecca,

    The Tigers won't go 0-162, but I think they are over-rated and will miss the play-offs. They're starters aren't deep and their pen stinks. I don't even see them competing for the Wild card, at least not seriously.

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  6. Josh, it's "their" not "they're"

    that is all

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  7. ...and the roster of '98 and '96 is comparable to '08? And the competition of '98 and '96 is comparable?

    At least the managers have a reputation for running pitchers into the ground!

    Go Rays

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  8. What's with anonymously posting Rays-lovers? I got those too, during ST Rays games.

    Weird.

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