This morning was definitely a bright one for New York Yankee fans, figuratively and literally. With yesterday’s victory in Minnesota, we shared the division lead for the first time since early June. Though it might not be important three days before the ASB, it speaks volumes for how driven this team actually is.
Alfredo Aceves was shaky(as was Francisco Liriano) to say the least in his Major League debut as a starter, but kept us in the game for the first 3 1/3 innings, where he left the bases jacked with one out. Robertson, who was signaled in by Girardi, proceeded to get out of the jam, but walked two in two runs in the process. The rest of the pitching staff was flawless, giving up two more hits in the ballgame, leading to something we’re very familiar with – a Mariano Rivera save.
Mark Texiera contributed to the offensive cause by sending a “Tex Message” into the left-field stands during the fifth inning, ending his 96 at-bat homerless streak. Brett Gardner and Cody Ransom, the bottom two in our order, also created offensive firepower by driving in two runs apiece against the defiicient Liriano.
With a clean sweep of the Minnesota Twins, we have now reached a plateau that most fans like to call “first place”. Normally, first place in the division isn’t something that two teams can claim at one time, but today’s situation is different. The hated Boston Red Sox are in a dead lock with us for the division lead. Does any New Yorker want to be associated with someone of that nature? Of course not! So how do we break this tie? By continuing our impressive hot streak in Anaheim tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday.
In 45 minutes, we’ll see the struggling Joba Chamberlain take on former All-Star Joe Saunders in a pitching duel for the ages. *NOT! It’s certainly not a terrible matchup, but could be a letdown if Joba has another performance like last Sunday. That’s was disgusting. Just pitiful.
Well, that’s all for now.
* = using Borat voice
