Yankees Struggling

In recent years, the New York Yankees have been a powerhouse of a baseball team. Even though they have not been to the World Series since 2001, they still have an excellent team. They have won the NL East for the past five years as well. Last year, with the addition of Alex Rodriguez, they were supposed to win it all. However, as we all know, they let the Boston Red Sox put out their World Series flame. After that debacle, they picked up Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks. This 6' 10'' monster of a pitcher is supposed to be the icing on the cake for the Yankees. Johnson has 4200 career strikeouts and an ERA of 3.08 lifetime. His average strikeouts per nine innings is 11! (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=4288). So, exactly how are the Yankees doing so far this season. Not as good as they expected. They are in fourth place in the NL East with an 11-18 record. They are doing well because they are not pitching well. The team ERA is at 5.08(http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/pitching?team=nyy). Sometimes they get below that average and sometimes they get above that average. Either way, 5.08 for a pitching staff is not the formula for success in baseball. We'll see if the Yankees can straighten out their bent pin-stripes.