Tough Loss-But No Panic

Chien-Ming Wang came out last night and once again got rocked. The Yankees cannot expect to win when allowing four runs in the first few innings.

After Wang came out, Phil Hughes looked decent in 3.2 innings, but the Yanks couldn't climb back from a 6-2 deficit.

The Yankees have now lost seven straight games to the Red Sox. I have never seen something like this in my lifetime. One would think they would be getting killed in the AL East because of this. The Yankees however are in no position like that.

They have their #1 starter on the mound tonight, and with a victory, they can be 1-7 against the Red Sox this year, and still be tied for first in the division. In such a long season, you have to take positives out of each situation. If they somehow can be tied for the the lead in the division after tonight, that would be quite a feat.

Come on C.C., show us something tonight.

Must Win...

After an embarrassing loss last night at Fenway, the Yankees are almost in a must win situation tonight. They are tied for first place in the AL East with the Sox now, so losing tonight would not be the biggest deal in the world, however pride wise the Yankees NEED this win.

They are 0-6 this year against Boston. That is the first time since 1912 they have lost the first six to the Red Sox.

If the Yankees can get a good performance tonight out of Wang, and somehow win the next two, they'll actually be in excellent shape. They would have a two game lead in the AL East, which would be their biggest of the year.

So no need to panic, but a very big one tonight at Fenway.

Yankee Stadium Roaring

I was at the stadium last night. Wow, was it rockin. This Yankee team goes out there every night and makes you feel like they are going to win the game. Whether they are ahead or behind in the game, it still feels like they are going to win.

Decent start by Pettitte last night, as he allowed three runs in six innings. Phil Hughes looked lights out in the seventh inning, and Mo looked excellent in the ninth to close it up for the Bombers.

A huge week ahead, as we go to Fenway today. The Yankees are 0-5 against the Red Sox this season but really need to just put that behind them and win at least two out of three this week. We'll see what A.J. Burnett gives the Yanks tonight as they face Beckett. The Yankees have done well against Beckett this season, so hopefully that continues.

It's hard not to love Nick Swisher. The guy plays with a smile on his face every night, and it seems as though he may be getting hot again with a homer in each of the past two games. It's nice to see.

Big Day

Huge day for the Yanks today as Chien-Ming Wang takes the mound as a starter for the first time in a while. He has looked good in the bullpen recently, so hopefully he has a solid start. With Phil Hughes now in the bullpen, the Yanks added some depth to the pen.

The Bombers have won 16 of 21. If they get a win today, they will still be rolling. Hopefully Teixeira will be back in the lineup after sitting out last night's loss with a sore ankle.

Rolling

Last night, the Yankees completed a four game series in Cleveland. They took three out of four games and easily could have won them all. The Yankees look so good these days. No one is going to win every game in such a long season, but man have they been impressive. The Yankees set an MLB record for games without an error last night. This really helps, as pitchers can have the confidence to let hitters put the ball in play and know that their fielders will get the job done.

I'm going to the stadium tonight, and hoping the Yankees keep up their winning ways.

Keeping it up

After losing two out of three to the World Champion Phillies, it was nice to see the Yanks come out and hit like crazy on Monday. A-Rod went five for five without a home run. When is the last time we've seen him get five straight hits without a home run. Phil Hughes kept up his excellence in Texas going eight innings and not allowing a run. Maybe we should trade him there, who knows, with the way he's pitched in that ballpark maybe we could get Josh Hamilton. Kidding. But still, Hughes has looked decent in his last two starts.

The Yankees are playing very good baseball all around. Too bad Brian Bruney can't find his way off the DL. Should be interesting to see what the Yankees do regarding Chien-Ming Wang especially because Hughes has done well for the most part. It would be nice to sweep Texas and try and gain first place over the stinkin Red Sox.

On Fire

The New York Yankees are absolutely on fire. They have won seven games in a row, three of them being walk off wins. A-Rod has homered in four straight games, and Mark Teixeira is sizzling hot. C.C. gave them another great outing last night. All of this is being done without Chien-Ming Wang in the rotation, without Jorge Posada behind the plate, and without Brian Bruney in the bullpen.

The Yanks are doing what they needed to do. They came home for a 10 game stand against teams that they really need to beat to get over that 500. hump, and they are succeeding. It wasn't hard to tell that as soon as Alex came back the Yankees would see much more production from Mark Teixieira. Pitchers have to show him pitches because they don't want to walk him and face A-Rod with men on. So far, the two have been quite a tandem, getting homer after homer, and RBI after RBI. Phil Hughes is on the mound tonight vs. the O's, he could use a good outing. Keep it up Bombers.