Sorry, But the Yanks are Used to this

A quick summary of current Yankees news: OMG!!! The sky is falling!!! Fire Joe Torre!!! Save us George!!!

Ok, now that everyone is caught up, lets examine a few things for a moment. First off, the Yankees pitching staff has been decimated to this point in the season. I doubt any team could have won many more games than the Yankees have to this point with the type of injury luck they have had. The more important aspect of this situation is that well, the Yankees are used to this kind of thing. A slow Yankees' start is almost as predictable as a huge run by the Oakland A's after middling for half of the season. So before people keep calling for Torre's job, look at the Yankees starts and finishes the past few seasons:

2006: 7-8 start, finished 97-65
2005: 11-19 start, finished 95-67
2004: 8-11 start, finished 101-61

The Yankees in fact had the same exact 23 game record of 9-14 just two seasons ago. So before you Red Sox fans start salivating, and before you Yankees fans start pulling out your hair, just remember that this kind of slow start has not stopped the Yankees from making the playoffs in the past.