Hank Steinbrenner remains expectant the New York Yankees can make a playoff push despite a rash of injuries to key players in the essential half.
Hank Steinbrenner remains sanguine the New York Yankees can make a competition push despite a rash of to key in the head half.
Outfielders Johnny Damon (sprained left shoulder) and Hideki Matsui (knee) are on the 15-day disabled list, and staff ace Chien-Ming Wang (right foot) is out until at tiniest September. Reliever Brian Bruney is also out with a foot wound.
Third baseman Alex Rodriguez and catcher Jorge Posada were on the DL earlier this season.
“With what we’ve got in place right now, we stationary have to be able to make a run,” team co-chairman Steinbrenner said Monday night. “We’re without Wang, our 19-game winner. That’s the blow. We’re without Damon for a petite while, but he’ll be back. Matsui wlll in all probability be back. It’s been a bad year for injuries. The fans got to take into account that. Don’t get hopeless. Injuries do take place.”
The Yankees are 8 1/2 sports event behind AL East-leading Tampa Bay, which a two-game progression at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night. New York Monday four meet back in the AL wild-card race.
“We have been decimated by ,” Steinbrenner said. “I don’t bear in mind a year this bad as far as injuries. It’s had a huge affect, it very has. Nobody desires to make , but it’s reality.
“In any hobby, I don’t care what it is. Soccer, , basketball, football, there’s only two things that come under the course of luck. Injuries and bad officiating,” Steinbrenner said. “You just hope you don’t get the , and we’ve had them this year.”
In other news, Steinbrenner to lecture 11-game winner Mike Mussina’s oversight from the AL All-Star team.
“I exceedingly don’t want to comment on other people’s selections,” Steinbrenner said. “He’s been big for us this year. He’s done a imposing job.”