http://www.thebronxcheer.com covering the greatest sports franchise in the history of the universe Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:54:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If A-Rod continues to struggle this season, you will begin to hear that he still needs surgery, he's not healthy, etc. If he struggles in 2010 and beyond, you will begin to hear that he is getting older, his best years are behind him, etc. What you never seem to ... http://www.thebronxcheer.com/?p=610 What we're finally beginning to see is Girardi's influence on this team. In this week alone, we've been treated to Bruney's misguided, #27-influenced chirping and now we're on the verge of a mutiny against Jorge Posada. Girardi has always had a tepid relationship with his former teammate and it's obvious ... http://www.thebronxcheer.com/?p=609 Brian Bruney's comments are no surprise. When you play for a manager that insists that the other team is always throwing at you (while your guys never throw intentionally at anyone) then of course you are going to come to believe some odd things - such as the idea that ... http://www.thebronxcheer.com/?p=608 This is how jaded we have become: if A-Rod returns and does really well, we are going to assume he is still cheating. If he does poorly, we are going to assume that this is the real (and clean) A-Rod. Sorry. http://www.thebronxcheer.com/?p=607 So it's no surprise that we have Joba going crazy as if it's Game 7, instead of another painful loss. And we have the guys in the booth celebrating strikeouts instead of victories. Generation YES has officially poisoned the Bombers, elevating individual achievement over team effort. That's what losing, small-market ... http://www.thebronxcheer.com/?p=606 • Memo to Girardi: A-Rod wrote the book on A-Rod. Not Selena Roberts. Yankee Universe takes glee in its poor opening sales. Okay. But the focus (and rage) should be on the fact that (unnamed) Yankee players actually contributed to this book. Does this team really think so little of ... http://www.thebronxcheer.com/?p=605 Do yourself a favor and just accept all the new allegations (yes, even the absurd 'bitch tits') as the truth. If you're a Yankee fan, none of this matters much any longer. You only care about one thing - can a clean A-Rod be as good as a dirty one? ... http://www.thebronxcheer.com/?p=604 • If it truly is the A-Rod of stadiums, then this slashing of ticket prices is like a meaningless Rodriguez home run in the late innings. Lowering prices from $2,500 to $1,250 helps who exactly? •  If a pitcher suddenly loses velocity and becomes a shell of his former self, why ... http://www.thebronxcheer.com/?p=603 Bradford Campeau-Laurion thinks it's okay to urinate during "God Bless America" at Yankee Stadium. And he's right - as long as he's not doing it in a public bathroom. See, getting up and walking to a proper urinal during "God Bless America" is a punishable crime against Yankee Stadium. In ... http://www.thebronxcheer.com/?p=602 No offense to Joba. He is certainly a talent and could be a great player for years to come. But never has one Yankee generated so much off-the-field hype while doing so little on it. It's part of what is wrong with the Bombers in Generation YES. The network fed ... http://www.thebronxcheer.com/?p=601