This Week on the Blog

As we try to recover from the Yanks' sudden loss of four winnable games, take some comfort from the fact that the youngest players on the team never gave up.  They are a gritty lot and remind me of Mattingly before he got hurt, Munson, Murcer, Randolph and White. And the future couldn't be brighter.  And speaking of young players, we have two more drafts coming up this week.

Yanks: The Yanks had a brilliant draft this past week, and since day one of same, they have not won a game. But we shouldn't fret too much about that.  This season is all about Judge, Sanchez, Severino, Montgomery and Bird, and any other kid who finds his way onto the convoluted 40 or 25. We're seeing in stunning relief the inept bullpen handling of our manager. Why the hell is Domingo German there? They won't let him start, even though he's been a starter, and they could have used him to split Sevy's start and pitch the 7th, 8th and 9th.  Other than Betances who was unavailable, German has the best stuff.  We're gonna see Cessa today, and he's been unimpressive in SWB, so this could be another rough one.

Giants:  The Giants wrapped up mini-camp and are now off until the end of July.  We could see some roster moves, or maybe and extension or two, but things should be very quiet till training camp.

Knicks: The Knicks have about aone month window to boldy remake their roster and set a new course for the future.  To do that, they have to dump Melo, and trade O'Quinn and Lee for more picks.  What I'd like to see is a brilliant plan unfold including this weeks draft, where they have the #8 pick and two second rounders. We'll see what they do.  The team is a mess as currently constituted they need brilliance and luck.

Rangers: The Rangers have two drafts this week. The actual draft runs Friday and Saturday, but there's also the despicable expansion draft that will take place around then, but I'm not exactly sure when because I find it ridiculous.  This is the problem with Hockey: they don't trust the greatness of their own game to propel profits.  They have to dillute the level of competition every few years through needless expansions that bring a few millions to each owner, and I'd wager most don't pour it back into operations.  Hockey is a great, great sport, and they should be promoting the games and rivalries they already have instead of stealing players from ever team for a new team that won't be good anytime soon. Meanwhile, the Rangers are going to get robbed this week and there's nothing we can do about that, but they still have a draft to participate and they have a first round pick for the first time since they took Brady Skjei.  In other news, the Rangers might be marketing Derek Stepan.  If they do, decide to trade him they better get a huge take back.

Alright, so let's keep rooting for the Yanks, and hope for great plans for the Knicks and Rangers.  Have a great week everyone!