No, it's not because they lost 17-1, for the second time in 2005, to the Red Sox last night. It's much more because the team's best pitcher this year is on the disabled list, and may be out for the year. That's right, Chien-Ming Wang, at 6-3, 3.89, is in many ways the de facto ace of the staff. But his entire future is currently in the air.
It's not an understatement, as some commenters over at Bronx Banter have posited, to say without Wang, the Yankees can start planning for 2006.
Unless Al Leiter is supposed to be a savior. Or Kevin Brown.
It's not over yet. The Yanks are in a better position than they had been most of the year. But the tough part of the schedule is still awaiting, and they have no pitching. Not a great combination.
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