So I’m sitting here checking the Red Sox-Yankees game and even though it’s 2-0, and the game is taking place at Yankee Stadium, I would be shocked if the Yankees tied the game and won. Oh, good God. Jason Giambi just hit a home run and tied the game. And you know what? I’m shocked. And I’m still going to be shocked if the Yankees win, because these Yankees are not a very good baseball team.

I’ve watched these Yankees play the Red Sox the past couple nights, and this series bears no resemblance to the grueling neck-and-neck Yankees-Red Sox series of recent years. Every night these Yankees have gone done without a fight, and I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this Yankees team just doesn’t have a lot of fight in it. The Giambi home run wasn’t a sign of life. It was a last gasp. So is the fact that some guy named D. Marte, who has an ERA of about 1000.00, just stepped on the mound. Who is this guy? I think I went to middle school with him. Anyway, the Red Sox have basically eliminated the Yankees from the post-season during this series. Even if the Yankees win today, they’ve already lost. That’s how bad it is. Here are some other signs of the Yankees badness.

* When Alex Rodriguez, arguably the game’s best player and the reigning MVP of the American League (who I also happen to hate, which you can read about here) steps to the plate, it should put the fear of God in Red Sox fans. Instead, we say, “Oh, this guy. Well, too bad he can’t do anything when runners are on base other than ground out into a double play.” Then we snicker when the announcers make observations like, “Alex seems to have good seasons in odd-numbered years. His MVP awards have all come in odd-numbered years.” Hmmm. Interesting. So in 2009 A-Rod will be able to get a base hit with runners in scoring position? Look out, world!

* I love Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, mainly because we’re about the same height, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t shocked the other night when he hit a grand slam and knocked another nail into the Yankees’ coffin. We used to count on Ortiz and Manny Ramirez in those situations, but these Yankees are so bad that less fearsome characters, such as Pedroia and Jason Bay, can deliver the kiss of death.

* We were told that the Yankees were loaded with this young pitching talent at the start of the season, but that young talent has since been registered in some sort of witness protection program for major league flops. Whither Ian Kennedy and Philip Hughes? Maybe they’ll be back next year, if Hughes doesn’t break his neck on the first pitch he throws. Joba is a beast, but he has to prove he can stay healthy, too. Red Sox Clay Buchholz has been something of a flop, too — he was demoted after a series of terrible failures. But at least he has a no hitter under his belt, which is more than I can say for these guys. But sometimes people surprise you, and emerge from this witness protection program. I never expected to see Carl Pavano pitch for the Yankees again, but there he was on Sunday. Carl Pavano! That’s how bad things are.

Will the Red Sox win the World Series? Well, it’s impossible to say. But right now they’re going to beat the Yankees. Or maybe not. Either way, it doesn’t much matter. The Yankees are done.