My entire life the Yankees beat up on the red socks like a nerdy younger brother. They hated us, and them whining about us made me hate them. Then in 2004 they came back from being down 3-0 in the American League Championship series and beat us in what might have been the most crushing defeat in Yankee history. After that, I had no choice but to respect them as our equal. It's made me hate them even more. I love the Yankees, and they mean more to the men in this family than just a baseball team, and that is why this losing to the red socks this year is more than just a few games in the lose column. I as a Yankee fan feel let down by a team that I feel is superior to any team in the league playing like rookies out there against Boston game after game. The fact of the matter is, the Yankees have lost all seven games they've played against Boston, and are only a game out of first place with a lonnnnnng way to go. We're in good shape as far as the standings go, but that is not the point. If we win the world series this year and fail to beat Boston once, the season is a failure.
Tonight, Girardi threw an incompetent pitcher out there against a great hitting team. We were down 6-3 early. Thanks to Mark Texeira, we made it 6-5 in the seventh. Plenty of time to get one or two more runs. In the 8th, we gave ourselves a good chance.
One out, Gardner on second, all we need is a base hit to tie the game. Derek Jeter, my favorite Yankee of all time, our captain, is up. I like our chances.
The man strikes out on an ankle high pitch and walks back to the dugout, deflated.
Johnny Damon is up, two out, man still on second, all we need him to do is get a cheap hit into center field, tie this game up.
Johnny strikes out on a pitch right down the middle of the ol' plate.
He walks back to the dugout like he could care less.
Tomorrow we have CC on the mound, our ace, the man we paid millions and millions of dollars for, a man who for half of last year was impossible to hit. He absolutely needs to win this baseball game for the Yankees. Regardless of what happens for the rest of the season, the Yankees need to know they can still beat up the little brother of baseball royalty.
