Starting tonight the Yankees will renew their historic rivalry with the Red Sox. This is just the first installment of many to come in the 2008 season. The first meeting of the year will be at, as the Great Pete Abraham put it, the world's largest drunk tank, I mean Fenway Park. This should be an interesting weekend from Beer-- I mean Beantown. This series will feature what each team is made of. It's not a weekend that will cost the Yankees or the Sox with some losses. This is sort of like an exhibition between the two teams, to see what each are made of. Each game features some good pitching match-ups that look to prove things.
Game 1: Chien-Ming Wang vs. Clay Buchholz
Wang looks to prove that he can not only win and be successful on the road, but also in Boston.
Buchholz looks to prove to all the fans up in Boston that all the hype from his one big game is actually worth it. Where would he be without that no-hitter?
Game 2: Mike Mussina vs. Josh Beckett
Moose looks to prove that he can be good in back-to-back starts and that he's still got it.
Beckett looks to prove that his last start was just him being rusty and the injury to his back is not affecting him. He has the most to prove, actually.
Game 3: Phil Hughes vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka
Hughes has to prove that he can handle the majors and the pressure of a big rivalry. Although it is only April, a victory would be a tell-tale sign that he can handle what could be late season pressure.
Matsuzaka has been good, but last year he wasn't great. He has to show that what he's done so far isn't a fluke. He has to show that he can also pitch well versus the Yankees.
It should be a fun series.
Tonight's game starts at 7:00 on YES. Tomorrow's game starts at 3:55 on FOX. And Sunday's game starts at 8:00 on ESPN.
1 comment:
How great was Wang tonight??
I mean, come on.
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