The Bad

1. Kyle Farnsworth – I just don’t get him. He’s got the body of a Ferrari, but the engine of Pinto. He’s got plus stuff, a great fastball and a killer slider, yet he can never seem to get out of an inning without giving up a run or two. It is hard to put Saturday’s loss on him. But given the way the Yanks were starting to hit and the fact that they have had success in the past against Wagner, you have to wonder how the inning would have played out if they were only down 2 runs instead of 4. The man simply can’t get the big outs with runners on base.

2. Robinson Cano – Look, I understand guys make errors. I’ll even go so far as to concede that the third error was not entirely his fault, as the 2 runs score regardless. But I’m not buying Joe Torre’s reasoning that Cano is so smooth he just looks lackadaisical. The 3 errors Cano made on Saturday (I’m replacing the throw that went off his foot at the end of the game, with the double play he blew by dropping the ball) were all inexcusable. Cano just looked like he couldn’t be bothered. Cano’s play in the field coupled with a complete unwillingness to adapt at the plate, tends to show a guy with an attitude problem. I remember at the beginning of the season, Cano approached the plate and tapped the opposing catcher on the shin guards (not sure if he still does this, will have to watch), the Yankee announcers pointed out that Cano’s actions were pushing the envelope of what is acceptable. Cano’s actions did display nothing but pure arrogance to me. I like Cano, but he’s got to make some changes, at least for appearances sake.

3. Yankee clutch hitting – other than Saturday’s 8th and 9th innings, and Jeter and Damon’s two-out hits yesterday, the team continually fails to drive in runs.

4. Yankee fielding – its awful.

5. Yankee pitchers inability to hold runners on. Again, a nice call by McCarver on Saturday pointing out how the Mets double steal in the 8th changed the situation from bases loaded, two outs, to 2 runs scoring on Julio Franco’s single.

6. Roger Clemens – seriously, he might be the new A-Rod. I’ve already heard one fan explain that since the Yankees have signed Clemens the team has gone into a tailspin. The fan further opined it is because the team is upset about Clemens’ contract. Actually, its probably A-Rods’ fault the Yanks gave Clemens the contract, so maybe Rocket is off the hook.