It's the pitching, stupid

Pitch well, win games.

Pretty simple, but the Yankees lost their way for a long time.

Despite the team's success, there are a few things I'd like to see change:

Jose Molina is great, but he isn't going to be around long. Francisco Cervelli may have been playing above his ability, but he deserved a a chance to stay with the big club. Trading Molina isn't likely, and Cervelli will be back, but I wonder what being demoted, through no fault of his own, will do to him when he gets back.

More Brett Gardner. But who sits? JD is the weak link defensively, but he's productive at the plate. Swisher is the weakest link across the board, but has the intangibles the Yankees need. He takes walks, play OK defense, can hit from both sides. Melky is streaky at the plate, but has proven to be the best of the three starters. Gardner, one way or another, should be in every game, and that doesn't happen. Fortunately, speed doesn't slump, but again, what good is he on the bench for nine innings?

Seven innings seems to be the cut-off for Yankees starters. Why? CC and AJ are more than capable of finishing what they start, while Pettitte, because of his age and Joba, because of his inability to consistently finish hitters, aren't. And the fifth spot in the rotation is always a question. Those two to four innings CC and AJ surrender to the bullpen will add up in the long run, and probably won't affect them. And at this point, I'm sure Mo wouldn't complain about a giving up some saves in exchange for more rest. Plus, complete games are fun and nostalgic.

Not complaining of course. Whatever the Yankees are doing is working well, but if you can't bitch about something - which you can't change and have absolutely zero effect on anyway - why exactly was the Internet invented?