Talk about a world turned upside down: Who thought the day would come when Yankee Stadium (new, old, retro or otherwise) would be a welcome sight after Tropicana Field?
The Rays simply own us. (5-2 vs. Sox, 6-14 vs. Everyone Else).
But, hopefully, we own the Yankees. Four up, four down so far, with Papi showing signs of life to boot. No slicers to left, but head-of-the-bat rips down the RF line.
Great outing, too, for Johan Lester last night. Only one bad inning, but that should have headed off with a double play. At least this one we can't hang on Julio Lugo.
One last note: I know Pap got the job done, but I hate those multi-inning saves. It backfired on the Yanks and Mariano that Friday night in Boston and it nearly did to Tito last night. Too many pitches get thrown; the in-between innings wait throws off the rhythm of the closer. October's one thing, May's another.
And one other item: How about, whenever Ellsbury gets on, we put him in motion. You know, the guy who stole home? Let's run him at every opportunity. Straight steal, hit and run -- whatever. Let's get him and the enemy defense moving. We've been hitting into an awful lot of double plays lately. Movement keeps the train whistling around the track.
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