One Month In...

Well, here we are in May already, and the baseball season is 1/6th over. Given the struggles of the Yankees, which are well-documented, I'm happy to be 13/11 after today's embarrassing loss to another no-name, carerr minor leaguer named Matt Palmer. What is it about players in pinstripes, that when they face a pitcher for the first time, they are INCAPABLE of putting good wood on the ball? I've seen this DOZENS of times, now... Its very annoying. Usually, its not a good prospect that handcuffs the whole lineup, its a no-namer, 30 year old making his first start of his career, throwing 88 mph. I would love to see them interview each batter individually after each AB in which they made another routine out against these pitchers, and find out what they feel went "wrong." I could see it now:

Susan Waldman: Johnny, what did you see from Matt Palmer just now?
Johnny Damon: Well he was spotting his fastball pretty good, and mixing up his pitches, and he just kept us all off balance.
SW: We've only seen him throw that "fast" ball and a change today through the first 5 innings. Were you looking for something else?
JD: No not really. I was looking dead red fastball, but I was so focused on the middle of the plate, that when he opted for the outside corner, I was totally caught off guard, and didn't know what to make of it.
SW: How is his delivery? Are you finding it difficult to pick-up the ball out of his delivery?
JD: No, he's a standard, over-the-top pitcher.
SW: So if I understand, the pitcher threw a flat fastball at 88, then a change-up at 70, he has done this for 85 pitches over and over, and in your 12 years in the MLB, you couldn't anticipate his next moves?
JD: Well, we're just going to come out there tomorrow and keep doing what we're doing. I'm just so happy to be a part ofa winning organization and Mr. Steinbrenner is great and I play LF.
SW: ..........Thanks, Johnny.

I would imagine that each and every player would say the same thing. You could say they aren't prepared, and that their hitting coach isn't doing his job, but they have gone through at LEAST 2 pitching coaches since I can recall forst seeing this trend. And the only players still in the lineup from that far back are Jeter and Posada. I got nothin'. Any ideas?