Yanks Admit It, Rays "Are Just Better Than We Are"

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43 Last season after (43) games the Yankees were 20-23 - the exact same record the club has after 43 games this season. The big difference is last season the club trailed the Boston Red Sox by 9.5 games - which was frustrating - and this season they trail the Tampa Bay Rays by five games, which is . . . embarrassing.
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2 New York has been on top of their division for only (2) days all season - by comparison, the Blue Jays have spent one day in first, the Rays have now spent ten days on top, the Orioles have been on top for 14 days, and the Red Sox have been in first for 33 days.

15 Alex Rodriguez took (15) at bats during a simulated game on Saturday and used one of them to hit a grand slam. He has not played for the big club since April 28, but hopes to rejoin his teammates this Tuesday.

257 Alberto Gonzalez is batting (.257) with one RBI in 16 games playing third base in place of the injured A-Rod - but nah, Yankee fans aren't anxious to see the reigning MVP return to a line-up that is struggling to score runs.

468 On a positive note, Jason Giambi now has a (.468) slugging percentage after hitting three homeruns in his last eight games - including one against Johan Santana on Saturday. Okay, so he is batting .193, but he does lead the team with eight big flies.

476 There are not a lot of real positive numbers for the Yankees at the moment - and this one is going to be a negative as well. The club is only 10-11 for a (.476) winning percentage against teams in their own division so far this season - and that hurts. So far the Yankees are 1-2 against the Orioles, 2-3 against the Red Sox, 5-5 against the Rays, and 2-1 against the Blue Jays.