Sox Bury Yankees
By Josh Q. Public
Oh boy. That was a good one. Sox win. I'm poppn' my collar Three 6 Mafia style. Part of me is glad its finally over. Back to business as usual and all. With the series over, let's see what we have learned.
Public School:
1. The aces are not the aces. Big Eunuch and the Thrill have cemented themselves as number twos. Boom Boom Beckett and Bullwinkle have emerged as their team's respective go to guys. I do think Curt has a decent shot to rebound, but Johnson looks done.
2. The Yankees pitching staff is terrible. Besides Mussina, there is no one. Eunuch, Chac Diesel, Mr. Wang, and the rest look simply mediocre.
3. As much as it makes me want to puke up in my mouth to say it, Derek Jeter is still one of the best baseball players out there. Thursday night, 3-4, 3 stolen bases and an RBI. He made an unbelievable stab to seemingly end the game. If it weren't for Miguel Cairo doing his best A-Rod impersonation, the headline would have been: Yankees bury Sox.
4. John Papelbon is the real deal. 8th inning. Bernie Baseball on third. Two outs. 55,000 screaming Bomber fans. Papelbon gets it done. Comes in for the ninth and shuts down the Yankees. Theeeee Red Sox win. This kid is tough as nails.
5. Yankees outfield/line-up in serious, serious trouble. With Sheffield and Matsui down, the once formidable Yankee batting order takes a big hit. Some of the names flying around? Soriano, Craig Wilson, Lew Ford, Reggie Sanders, Jeff Conine. I hope they don't get Alfonso. A) He's good. B) He's on my fantasy team. I hate having to root for Yankees.
6. Johnny Damon still plays a mean centerfield.
7. When Coco Crisp gets back, the Sox line-up will be as tough as hell. The Greek god of Walks moves down to 8th. Not for nothing, his lead-off numbers right now are better than Damon's.
8. Giambi Juice is a scary, scary hitter. Whenever he's up, I'm worried. Think they regret trying to trade him last year?
9. Theo Epstein knows what he's doing.
10. The Red Sox win the Pennant.
The Public at Large:
I was at the game last night, I have no idea what happened elsewhere in the world of sports. Some thoughts while at Yankee Stadium: Yankee fans seem to hate A-Rod as much as we do. Stupid Chant: Hip Hip Jor-ge. You can't help but say, Hip Hip Your Gay. Roll call's kinda cool. I love Yankees Public Address announcer Bob Sheppard. Old school. Real old. Paleolithic School. I didn't catch nearly as much grief as I thought I would for wearing my Sox cap. The Stadium seemed sorta empty. All in all, good time family fun.
I heard Gammons on the Big Show Thursday. He said, when Clemens was in Toronto, the Rocket broke down and blubbered, Johnny Sack style, when talking about leaving the Red Sox. It just breaks your heart.
