Round Two of the Yanks and Sox began tonight, and this one is proving to be much more entertaining. Currently the Yanks lead 11-9, after five innings. We've seen the Yankees blow a lead, regain a lead, blow the lead again, and then Boston blew a lead of their own. Neither Clay Buchholz or Chien-Ming Wang could pitch five innings, and Buchholz couldn't even get through four.
The good thing thats coming out of this (and the two game Tampa series) is that the bats are waking up. This is also coinciding with Derek Jeter's return to the lineup. Jeter hit a two run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the 4th. This gave the Yanks a 6-3 lead that would be extended to 7-3 and later relinquished. What may be forgotten is the at-bat that was the key to the inning. With runners on the corners and two outs in a 3-3 game, Chad Moeller came up to the plate. He ran a full count and fouled off numerous pitches before hitting a broken bat bloop single into left field. This at-bat may have shaken up Buchholz, who did not get an out afterwards.
For anyone that is a huge fan of baseball and stats, subscribe to the Baseball Prospectus website (http://www.baseballprospectus.com). I did last week and the articles available to subscribers are great. There was an excellent one on Tuesday about Lou Pinella's decision to move Soriano back into the leadoff role and how it was the right move for team chemistry, comparing it to a Pittsburgh Pirates situation of the 1920s. They pop out articles every day, and each of them are interesting in their own aspects.
Sorry about the hiatus for a week, I've been busy with school and such. I just visited the University of Syracuse today. What a campus. The architecture is amazing, and it just seems like a place I could see myself. It will be the first of many college visits I have planned.
Exactly one week until my interview for the chance to 'intern' at the Times Union for my senior year.
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