I don’t know who’s more excited, the players, the announcers or me? This past Sunday the Yankees started their quest for championship #28 and who better to get the season going than the greatest rivalry teams in sports, Red Sox vs Yankees. It’s not easy hitting a home run over that Green Monster in Fenway Park! but… three games down and the Yanks are ahead 2-1. Whew!
It’s amazing how the anxiety quickly comes back. The nail biting, nervousness, walking back and forth, getting right up on the tv and I’m back to yelling at the players when they stink and praising them when they do well.
I CAN’T WAIT TO GET TO THE GAME!
There are some new graphics and spots from the YES network during the game. They’ve added other statistics to the menu, so we can track the pitch count and the speed of each pitch.
Of course there are the players that were traded away and I’m sure missing Melky Cabrera, Johnny Damon, and Hideki Matsui. This always bothers me because these are some of the players that helped them win #27. But I suppose the club has to do what it has to do, even if we (the fans) don’t like it.
One thing I’ve noticed from the announcers… they aren’t waiting very long to judge a player’s performance. It’s only been a few games and already they’re questioning if someone still has it? They’re already worried about David Ortiz, (is he too old, lost his oomph?) However the fact that Mark Teixeira hadn’t hit till game 3 wasn’t a problem, so is there age discrimination in baseball? I suppose it’s always been there but they usually waited more than 2 games to pass judgement. Of course when it comes to Mariano Rivera no one cares how old he is, and we hope he’ll pitch forever.
I’d like to send a cheer out to Andy Pettitte, Jaba Chamberlain (who’s back in the bullpen) and AJ Burnett for doing a great job against the Red Sox.
The first three match ups are tough ones and it’s a great way to test if the Yankees worked hard in Spring training and are ready to play. We’re sure ready to watch and cheer them to another victory!
