All it took was a Yankee win and a Red Sox loss. It happened! We are now in first place by 1/2 game. The big question is: can they stay there? It all depends. The offense has to give enough run support per game so that once the starters' pitch count gets high and Girardi wants to take them out, the bullpen can make a mistake here and there, and get the ball to Mariano. Earlier in the season, the Yankees didn't have this. Believe it or not, the key was A-Rod being in the line up. Just merely him being in the lineup, Teixiera started getting hot. Everybody was pitching around Mark before A-Rod came back, hence his slow start. Posada is back as well, the offense can have even more depth. I give credit to Cash and Cervelli though they did an outstanding job standing in the gap.
We are in the midst of the usual pennant race Yankees/Red Sox pennant race. Right now, we are 0-5 against them. All the Red Sox fans around me are gloating, "We're 5-0 against you." Brag all you want! Just know that we're not the same team that you guys beat back in April. Our offense is deeper now. Most of our injured players are starting to come back. I pray to God that in the end the Yankees have a 14-5 record against the Red Sox.
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