June 27, 200521 yr Steinbrenner: `My patience is a little short' NEW YORK (AP) -- George Steinbrenner is growing impatient, a sign that changes are ahead for the New York Yankees. It took a dramatic ninth-inning comeback Sunday to avoid getting swept by the New York Mets at Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees began Monday night's game at Baltimore 6 1/2 games behind first-place Boston in the AL East. Team executives are due in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday for meetings with the Boss that could be a prelude to trades aimed at improving poor pitching and disastrous defense. ``My patience is a little short by the fact that the team is not performing up to its great capabilities,'' Steinbrenner said in a statement issued by spokesman Howard Rubenstein. ``The players have to want to win as much as I do.'' Rubenstein said the Yankees owner dictated the statement to him while lifting weights. Steinbrenner wouldn't discuss the substance of the meetings. ``He hasn't lost his fighting spirit,'' Rubenstein said. ``He said, `We'll never give up.' He wants this message to be conveyed.'' A team that left spring training expecting to dominate has been a sputtering ship that starts, stalls and reverses in repeated cycles. New York began the season 11-19, won 16 of 18, lost 11 of 14, opened a homestand with six straight wins, then lost five of six to Tampa Bay and the Mets before Sunday night. With the regular season nearly at the halfway mark, the original starting rotation of Randy Johnson (7-5), Mike Mussina (8-5), Carl Pavano (4-6), Kevin Brown (4-6) and Jaret Wright (2-2) is 25-24, and Wright and Brown are on the disabled list. [More in URL] Hahahahah.. I dont know who's not loving this if your not a Yanks fan!
June 28, 200521 yr Jaret Wright was the best pitcher on the team in spring training.... he sucked since his first start in regular season.... we need young good guys
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