Few teams will ever use injuries as an excuse.
From the high school to the professional ranks, that defiance is almost always expressed via the "next man up" mantra, a phrase Yankees fans have seemingly heard on loop the last couple of seasons.
But that doesn't stop the opposition from acknowledging what has become apparent during the five-game losing streak the Yankees bring into this weekend's five-game Subway Series against the Mets: Even the deepest teams run out of depth.
