So this is what The Yankee Brass taunted as one of the best starting staffs in the AL! We paid this guy Kuroda (with a lifetime WL under .500) $10 mil and this is what we get! a 1-2 record with a 5:00 era, what a bargain! Then we have Mr Hughes with an era of 9:00 and an 0-2 record. Where is the pitcher everyone thought he was going to be? Lets not forget the seasoned veteran Garcia, whose numbers are off the chart. This guy needs to retire TODAY! And oh yes, our Great ACE, CC! You can tell the extra 30lbs hasn't affected him! He has stunk up the place for 2 & 1/3 games. The one bright star is Nova, who continues to give good starts. Unfortunately he can't pitch everyday.
The season is still young and hopefully things will turn around, but I don't see that happening with Hughes and Garcia. We need Andy & Pineda. Thats my story and I'm stickin to it!

It's April

Aren't we Mr. show off with knowing what month it is. (Think of Dylan's quote :) )

This is why you laugh when people say "too much pitching"

No such thing, ever.

The Yankees so far have one of the worst starting staffs statistically. Thankfully its very early, but seems like very game is 5+ runs allowed.

I was think more of this quote:

"Every Halloween, the trees are filled with underwear. Every spring, the toilets explode."

Then there was the one from Hemingway:

'Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

Two quotes to live by, you are wise in addition to having a sense of time my friend.

At this stage of life, if all goes well.....you have clarity ;)

I couldn't agree more! When was the last time Hughes actually pitched and won an important game?? Answer: NEVER!!! As for CC, Garcia and, oh yes, Soriano, what a dissapointment. Starting pitching has been a problem for awhile now and moves by Cashman in the off-season have yet to show any indication that things will get better soon. Another sore spot is the lack of clutch hitting in key spots in key games (or any games for that matter). When-o-when will A-Rod come through with an important RBI???

What makes you think Pettite will pick up where he left off when he retired. I still think he is as big a question mark as anybody else at his age.

That is true, but he can't be ant worse than Garcia & Hughes. You would be an improvement over these 2 guys!

So what does that mean? Do you think the games in April don't count? They mean as much in April as they do in Sept. At the end of the year,A win is a win & a loss is a loss ! I'd like to see some indication from the starters that things are changing, but I haven't seen that.

LOL. Lost a bit off my fastball so I am more like Moyers now - ha ha

Most of Bob Dylan's lines had little meaning in them.

April play rarely dictates how the team will play all year.

True, but the more games u lose in April, the more u have to win the balance of the year! These games count.

Don't make the mistake and be mesmorized by "name recognition". Those "names" seem impressive, but unless Kuroda can move beyond the "one good game, one bad game", unless Pineda can add a couple of mph to his fastball, unless CC can truly get back to his mid-2011 form, this could be a long season---

-- and it could finally determine Girardi's near term job security. At some point guys like Warren and Mitchell should be given the chance.. and Yankee brass need need to determine why Betances and Banuelos are going backward not forward at the AAA level.

...and for Gawd's sake, get Jones out of there and bring up Wise.

It amazes me that some teams have excellent starting pitching. And the Yankees almost always have an excellent bullpen but the starting staff is usually so-so.

I was hoping that Rothschild would be the Yankee version of miracle worker Dave Duncan. I actually thought he could turn Hughes into a decent starter. Maybe he still can given time?

Guess that's why I was all for improving the staff with Pineda or Felix or Ubaldo Jimenez or Gio Gonzalez or even Johan. Cliches like one could never have too much pitching ring true.

The bright side for me so far are Soriano and Logan. And of the other players Jeets, Teixiera (who seems to be making an effort to make contact and not just swinging for the fences) and Ibanez.

Soriano is a bright spot? He's been pretty putrid so far.