As If Things In Yankee-land Weren't Already Bad Enough...

     

... Andy Pettite has decided to hang 'em up.  Which means that the Yankees opening day rotation will look something like this:

Sabathia

Phil Hughes

Freddie Garcia

Bartolo Colon

TBD

Aside from Sabathia, they don't have any guy in the organization who has any hope of pitching into the 7th inning of a game this year.  

The Yanks can really thank their golden boy Derek Jeter for this mess.  When the Yankees should have been actively pursuing anyone who could be a starting pitcher, they had to spend their time squabbling over money with a 36 year old short stop with limited range and diminishing skill at the plate.  

Things are so bad that the New York press is literally asking (no shit, really) Brian Cashman if he is "Trying to get fired?" 

Unreal.  Love it.  

PS:  I am hoping against hope that the TBD rotation spot goes to Kei Igawa.  Love that dude!