BAMBINO: While I like Curt Schilling as a Hall of Fame pitcher, as a loyal American, and as a crusader against ALS, I love to see him get tattoed by the Yankees. The Bronx Bombers had their Big Sticks out last night which pummeled Boston for 16 hits. They also got great starting pitching from Andy Pettitte who went 7 innings and gave up only 1 run. Hideki Matsui got them going with a three run blast in the 1st and they never looked back.
Derek Jeter who went 3 for 5, surpassed Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees all time hits list. The Captain is carving out one hell over a Hall of Fame career. The man is brilliant on and off the field. I am grateful as a Yankee fan to have him on my team. Another good sign for the Yanks is Doug Mientkiewicz and Robbie Cano are getting hot. But Bobby Abreu is continuing to struggle at the plate and steadily slipping down the lineup. Is the bench next? Also Kyle Farnsworth is continuing to pitch poorly when called on. He gave up 2 runs in one inning of work. Other than the Ortiz strikeout last year at Fenway where he buckled Big Papi's knees on a nasty slider, I can't recall any greatness from Farnsworth.
The big picture is that the Yanks won a series and have won 3 of 4 and have a bit of momentum. They will get hot soon. There's too much talent for them not to reel off 20 of 24 games even with the pitching woes. On the flipside, the Red Sox are due for a bad stretch and I no doubt believe the two teams will be fighting for the division in late August. Next up for the Yanks is the LA Angels. The Angels are a team that pretty much owned the Yanks over the last 10 years, in fact they are the only team to have a winning record over the Yanks in the Joe Torre era. So the Yanks have their work cut out for them. 2 out of 3 is all they need before heading to Toronto. LET'S GO YANKEES!!!
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