Yeah, that’s right I said it all in that title. I’m the same guy that suggested that moving
Robinson Cano’s best friend away from the Bronx was the best thing for Cano.
Well, it’s may have been the best thing for Melky Cabrera too. He’s about to make a run at history, that’s
baseball at it’s best and if you haven’t seen Roger Schlueter’s piece on
MLB.Com HERE, you need to, you’ll appreciate Melky Cabrera so much more. Schlueter’s piece reads: “Baseball’s all-time mark for the
most hits in a season by a swistch-hitter is 230, shared by Pete Rose in 1973
and Willie Wilson in 1980.”
OK, you see where I’m going with this? Melky Cabrera of the
San Francisco Giants has apparently become the only switch hitter in the
expansion era to have 50 hits in the month of May. According to Schlueter “…at this point
(Melky’s) far outpaced what Wilson and Rose did in their record setting
seasons.” Right now, the Melk man has 78 hits this season “through the team’s
first 50 games.”
Now, I’m not a betting man, but I could pretty much predict
that that type of energy right now on the New York Yankees would make Yankee
fans rejoice and bring a significant amount of situational hitting back to the
club that has forgotten all about the importance of small ball. Melky Cabrera was always a hardworker on the
New York Yankees, but both Robinson Cano and he together was a recipe for disaster. There was no question he and Cano were partner’s
in crime together. They were 2 young
kids playing for the greatest franchise in sports history. It’s easy to get caught up in that. I believe that the Yankees made the right
move trading him away and I kick myself for even suggesting that we need a guy
like Melky in our lineup right now to jump start small ball and an energy we
clearly lack…but yeah, I’m kicking myself.
Without a Brett Gardner or the fundamentals of hitting, not
homers, we are missing something. Sure, last season at this same time we were
having the same problems. Read YANKS ARE DUCKS ON THE POND because it’s 1 year
ago and it’s the same damn thing that we’re talking about.
I wish Melky well this season, good for him. To be on a run with someone like Pete Rose is
not only historic, it’s a terrific confidence builder and no doubt he’s feeling
good. Should the Yankees do everything
they can to get Melky back? No! Bottom line...we have the talent, but we’re not utilizing it
and we have to. Sadly, we shouldn’t have to wait for Brett Gardner to come back
to get the energy going. Situational hitting Yanks… let’s do this!
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