Mini Boss' Bash of Bombers Resonates

I had a brief sit-down with Hank yesterday, after his tirade at the Daily News. I told him that our Yankee Blog ( 83rd most popular in world ) had 18,000 plus unique visitors yesterday ( thanks to El Duque ), and that our fellow Yankee fanatics really want to understand what Executive Management is saying about this team.

Hank graciously agreed.

ALPHONSO INTERPRETATION:

Mini Boss says: " The bottom line is that the team is not playing the way it is capable of playing."

Alphonso : This is a .500 team. We built it that way.

Mini Boss says: " These players are paid a lot of money and they had better decide for themselves to earn that money."

Alphonso: Or what? Send Giambi and Cano down to Scranton? Trade Abreu and Damon for BJ Upton ? Send nude photos to Pataki?

Mini Boss says : " We have good professional hitters and I have a lot of faith in them."

Alphonso: The same faith that prevents tsunamis, cyclones, tornadoes, earthquakes and hurricanes.

Mini Boss says: " I'm not saying they are not giving the effort, but they need to be playing harder."

Alphonso : Huh?

I'm worn out. Tired of sitting on this bench. I'm going for a beer.