The Yankees, as a team, get an F. Sorry, but when you're so far back that you'd practically be making baseball history by making the playoffs, yet you've got the biggest payroll and the most stars, that's all you get.
Now, individually, there's been some excellent work done: Alex Rodriguez, having possibly his best year (and that's saying something), Jorge Posada in a career year, Derek Jeter in a scarily normal year, Chien-Ming Wang, Scott Proctor's burnt-to-a-crisp arm, Andy Pettitte in April and May, Roger Clemens in July, and the Bombers squad on Old-Timers Day.
Unfortunately, that's been offset by Bobby Abreu, Robinson Cano, Johnny Damon, Wil Nieves, Kei Igawa, Mike Myers, Joe Torre and Brian Cashman, among others.
There's still lots of good baseball to watch (the quality of play around the majors has been exceptional, from my untrained observation), and I think, for a while at least, there'll be a lot of quality baseball involving the New York Yankees.
As for the All-Star Game, enjoy Ken Griffey Jr. He'll probably never be back, and certainly won't be this good. And enjoy Posada. You never know when he'll lose it. Hell, it could be September. And if you haven't seen the Giants' stadium, pay attention. It's the envy of the sporting world for good reason.
