What is it about the Yankees when it comes to playing the Red Sox?
Where is the team that can’t pitch straight? Where is the 8-run inning?
The Yankees looked like Yankees of old in last night’s three-game series opener, which means they were clutch.
The game had the feeling of a playoff game, which is what these games are supposed to feel like. But the funny thing is the Yankees have looked absymal heading into the last three series between these teams only to show up against the Sox looking sharp.
It will be interesting to see how the next two nights play out. Of course, the Yankees must win at least one of the next two to even think about the American League East division race.
Tonight’s Roger Clemens vs. Josh Beckett match-up is the most intriguing of the series. Beckett has pitched like an ace and Clemens more like a No. 4 starter. Doesn’t Beckett have to pitch well tonight? Don’t we consider this a playoff-caliber kind of game? Beckett has to prove he is a No. 1, to the Yankees, and Clemens has to prove he is worth even half of what the Yankees paid him. For a potentially meaningless game, it has a lot of meaning.
What are your thoughts on last night and tonight?
Do you agree that Beckett has as much to prove as Clemens tonight?
I’ll be responding later today …
