I am sick of watching Kyle Farnsworth and LaTroy Hawkins come into games and just prolong innings, unable to get outs and put away the opposing hitters.

Here is what these two overpaid relievers have combined to do so far this season:

17.2 IP, 25 H, 14 R, 14 ER, 5 BB, 13 K, 3 HR

I am pretty sure there are plenty of pitchers in Wilkes-Barre Scranton and Trenton who are capable of putting those types of numbers for a lot less money. And I am even more sure that there are plenty of pitchers in AAA and AA for the Yankees who could do a better job than these two.

I understand that you don’t want to waste the $8 million+ that it cost for these two clowns and Michael Kay will always be the one to say “you don’t want to let players like them go because they might put it together somewhere else,” but I am pretty confident that Farnsworth and Hawkins are not putting “it” together anytime soon. Considering Farnsworth throws straight fastballs down the heart of the plate and Hawkins doesn’t even look at the catcher when he releases the ball, it is time to give up on these two bananas.

So, if Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi ever get the balls to once and for all cut these two and remove Jason Giambi from the lineup (and the team), then maybe the bullpen could look something like this.

Mariano Rivera
Joba Chamberlain
Brian Bruney
Jonathan Albaladejo
Edwar Ramirez
Billy Traber
Ross Ohlendorf

There is nothing wrong with that bullpen and I would even like to see Scott Patterson in there if one of the others gets shelled.

At this point, anything is better than Farnsworth and Hawkins.