{"id":1139,"date":"2011-03-31T12:30:22","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T16:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2011-03-30T23:24:16","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T03:24:16","slug":"letters-to-the-nl-east-part-0-dear-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/2011\/03\/31\/letters-to-the-nl-east-part-0-dear-yankees\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to the NL East, Part 0, Dear Yankees…"},"content":{"rendered":"
To read previous letters, go here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
\nLetters to the NL East, part 0<\/p>\n

Dear New York Yankees,\"\"<\/div>\n

\nIt\u2019s April again. \u00a0It\u2019s time to see how your collection of players that were good in the early part of last decade hold up in 2011. \u00a0The offense should be fine with mansion-building Jeter manning shortstop. \u00a0Even if he can\u2019t quite man the position, at least he can make fine looking leaping throws since he lacks the arm strength of Jose Reyes to reach first otherwise.<\/p>\n

The Mets released Oliver Perez, but if we still want to see his act we can always tune in to Yankees games when A.J. Burnett pitches. \u00a0Your bullpen looks good, sure, but Mariano is another year older and has presumably reached the stage where he\u2019ll never have to audition for another contract again; the opposite of a contract year. \u00a0Soriano has been said to be a bit of a malcontent, we burned Pedro Feliciano out already, and most of us are tired of the Joba show. \u00a0Did you really add Luis Ayala, prominent 2008 collapsee, to the roster?<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve got steep competition in that division; the Red Sox are clearly better on paper and I wouldn\u2019t count out the Rays. \u00a0The Blue Jays have managed to at least be dangerous in recent years and the Orioles are gunning for you.<\/p>\n

Good luck trying to make the playoffs this year…you\u2019ll need it.<\/p>\n

You crosstown rival,<\/p>\n

Optimistic Mets Fan<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To read previous letters, go here. Letters to the NL East, part 0 Dear New York Yankees, It\u2019s April again. \u00a0It\u2019s time to see how your collection of players that were good in the early part of last decade hold up in 2011. \u00a0The offense should be fine with mansion-building Jeter manning shortstop. \u00a0Even if … <\/p>\n

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