Please, a little patience
I'm also a long-time Yankee fan (dating back to the days of Mantle-Berra-McDougald and Ford) and I can't believe how quick some of you are to push the panic button.
God, it's obvious what's wrong -- no team could lose three of its top four starters, plus an all-star outfielder -- and remain in contention. Wang comes back tonight. Mussina is due back this weekend and Pavano should be back in 10 days to two weeks. Matsui returned last night. Clemens, we'll see -- he'll be a nice addition, but I ain't counting on him.
Baseball is a game of streaks. The Yankees have had bad April's before -- recently. Remember two years ago when Jeter got off to such a horrible start and everybody thought the sky was falling? Remember last year when the Red Sox took five of six in April and seemed to have the upper hand in the dynasty? Remember what a horrible April Rivera had a year ago?
I know the Red Sox rallied to beat the Yanks in the playoffs two years ago and then won the series. They did it as a wild card -- do you know how many times in the last decade they've finished with a better season record than the Yankees?
Chill ... it's a long season. The Yanks don't need somebody kicking over water coolers or starting fights in the dugout. They need Wang, Mussina, Matsui and Pavano back. They'll be fine.