Yankees Slaughter Sox

I was starting to feel a little encouraged after the Sox sweep of the Blue Jays in Toronto. Granted, Toronto is a team that is reeling right now, and in game one, ace Josh Beckett couldn't hold any of the three leads he was handed. But in one of those wins, Clay Buchholz out-dueled Roy Halladay of all people, and the Boston Bats did there part smacking around the Cy Young candidate for 5 runs. Jon Lester continued his dominance earning his 10th win in game three.

But last night's game seemed like SSDD for the Yanks/Red Sox rivalry of late. You had to know that it would be a high scoring game with Brad Penny and Andy Pettitte on the hill. Unfortunately it was New York who struck early and often in their 20-11 win. Brad Penny is just the kind of pitcher that the Yankees usually feast on. He's got a really small margin for error and the Yankee hitters are too patient and too good for the likes of him. I'm already looking forward to Sunday quite honestly. The Beckett vs. Sabathia match up should be riveting regardless of the standings.

On happy note, last night marked Jerry Remy's return to the booth after a near season long recovery from cancer surgery and subsequent fatigue and depression. He will likely miss some road trips the rest of the way, but it was nice to hear his familiar Massachusetts accent over the airways. I guess we'll just have to suffer Dave Roberts saying "right there" about 1,000 times or Frank Viola's idiocy on the road a bit longer. Many will disagree, but I will miss Dennis Eckersly's self-deprecating humor during home games. Anyway, welcome back Remy. Red Sox broadcasts now sound as they should.