It wasn’t too long ago when the Yankees came to town for a five game series that was a make or break situation for the Sox. But in historic Yankee fashion, they threw us over the proverbial barrel and violated us. But now the tables are turned and it feels good to be on top. Well, in second place and first in line for the Wild Card. But still, it could be worse. We could be the Yankees. Last night, Liza Minnelli’s rendition of “New York, New York” was heard echoing through out the streets of the Bronx when the Yankees lost to the Red Sox, 11-3.
If you were listening to the Opie and Anthony show this morning during your commute to work this morning, Greg ‘Opie’ Hughes asked listeners, “Who was that little guy who played for the Red Sox?” The little guy in question is Red Sox second basemen and 2007 AL Rookie of the Year, Dustin Pedroia. Pedroia hit his first grand slam last night, not a bad way to say farewell, huh? The second basemen went 3 for 5 last night, scoring himself 3 times. We hope that answers your question, Opie.
Paul Byrd’s third outing in a Red Sox uniform went quite well. Byrd lasted six innings, striking out five, walking two and giving up two runs. Manny Delcarmen is toying with us and trying to get fans to not cringe when he’s called out of the bullpen. He struck out two of the three batters he faced last night. The worst thing that happened out of the bullpen last night was Mike Timlin giving up a solo shot in the bottom of the 9th to Don Mattingly on steroids impersonator, Jason Giambi. The Red Sox have a chance to sweep the Yankees this afternoon when they send Jon Lester to the mound. Look for newest member of the Red Sox, Mark Kotsay to start in right field today.
More behind the cut, including how the players we gave up in the Manny Ramirez trade are doing today...
While watching the game last night, we couldn’t help but wonder what Joe Girardi was thinking during the game. Like keeping Sindey Ponson in after back to back walks and not taking him out until the Sox knocked in another run courtesy of Jason Bay. We really shouldn’t care, but considering we’ve been the same position of most Yankee fans are in now, all we can say is, ‘Good luck, bro!’ Although, this off-season is going to be fun to watch how much money the Yankees throw at players. For more insite into the stinking Yankees, you can get another quote or two from Hank Steinbrenner here.
By the way, remember when everyone was complaining about how we gave up too much when we got rid of Manny? Consider how well the team is doing now and if that’s not enough to set your mind at ease, Craig Hansen was sent down the Pirate’s minor league affiliate in Indianapolis. During an outing Tuesday night, he gave up one hit, walked three and recorded no outs. Since his arrival in Pittsburgh, he’s pitched in nine games, is 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA. While Brandon Moss’s batting average as of last night, was .235.
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