NO HITTING

Well, the NY Yankees are still hanging on by a thread as they continue to attempt to qualify for this year's playoffs.  Several of their recent acquisitions, including Brandon McCarthy, Chase Headley, and Martín Prado have contributed towards a few wins.  Additionally, yesterday's acquisition of Josh Outman (from the Indians) should further help them finally utilize a true lefty specialist to get out the tough lefty hitters.

Again, as any Yankees' fan can tell you, their lack of hitting has been the main culprit this year.  In almost all cases, whenever they're down by more than one run in the late innings, they fail to surpass and take the lead.  The supreme NYY teams of the past rarely had any issues overcoming small deficits (and sometimes large deficits) – especially any of their championship teams.  That is why I personally don't have much confidence that they will ultimately get to the World Series, although their pitching (minus 80% of their original starting rotation) has excelled magnificently.

Currently, they are 3 games back in the wildcard race and 7 games behind the Orioles in the AL East race.  They can still make it to the playoffs because other competitors (such as the Tigers) have shown inconsistencies towards winning games; but, again, I don't think the Yankees are currently strong enough to make it all the way – especially with more well-rounded teams (such as the Angels) in the American League.  Of course, I hope I'm wrong!