Painful

The inflatable raft that's been holding us up has a hole. We are not going to be able to stay afloat much longer. This weekend has brought us a reality check. You can only go so far with a bunch of backups comprising your starting lineup every night. Talk about a weak end to the homestand.

The thing to be worried about all of this is the mental errors. Backups or not, some of the stuff we have seen recently just should not happen. I know Daniel Murphy is learning a new position. But I believe his situation is hopeless. He is a third baseman. We have one. Trade him. Ike Davis is making his move in the minors and could be ready to play here in 2011. Get something for Murph now while he is young. The window to deal him might have passed, if it has not already.

Have I asked to send Fernando Martinez down? It's painful to watch him fall behind 0 and 2. You know what's going to happen. Swing and a miss at ball 1. Send the kid down. I don't care if he hits the occasional double and looks good in centerfield. Send him down.

Do you think K-Rod wanted to pitch to Jeter because he knew he was at risk of walking Mariano Rivera? As lights out as he's been as our closer this season, you have to look at that walk rate and wonder how much longer he can keep it up. There will be more blown saves in the near future.

Chien-Ming Wang gets his first win of the season. Of course that was going to happen. Although how funny would it have been to see him get injured running to first? Steinbrenner would not have the team play another game unless the DH was mandatory in the National League.

Our savior, Fernando Nieve, is pitching tonight. When are we going to get the reality check on that one?