WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED TODAY

We learned that Mike is not a fan of Robinson Cano. We learned that Robinson Cano will win a batting title some year. We learned that Joe Nathan is wonderful. We learned that the Yankees offense is not. We learned that Melky Cabrera is single-handedly the cause of the Yankees 3rd place position. We learned that both Mike and Jerry Manuel both feel the Mets are in good shape. We learned that it might be asking a lot of Ryan Church to do anything this season. We learned that Mike loves to ask Jerry questions that Manuel can easily agree with. We learned that new Islanders coach Scott Gordon has nothing to look forward to regarding the New York Islanders. We learned that Hank Steinbrenner quit on the season. We learned you never quit on a season. We learned that Hank offered the Yanks a golden parachute. We learned that it’s an insult to use the words Joba and Beckett in the same sentence. We learned that Mike has two books at his bedside, the Saratoga Springs Daily Racing Form and the Baseball Encyclopedia opened to Josh Beckett's postseason stats. We learned there’s no reason the Bombers can’t catch a Red Sox team that blew a 10 run lead, made a stupid trade in unloading Manny and made a desperate move for Paul Byrd. We have learned that Mike needs to take daily shots at Theo Epstein. We learned that the YES Network pretends Hank Steinbrenner doesn’t exist. We learned Mike tried to get him on today, to no avail. We learned Mike would trade Cano or Hughes for Granderson. What we did not learn, as of 6:30PM today, is why Yankee fans should have any hope that their team can overcome 6 games in the loss column.