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Happy Monday to everyone, it was a very eventful first week of baseball! We begin this week with our beloved Bombers at 3-3, but yesterday was extremely bothersome because we had that win in the palm of our hands and should be 4-2. I reailze that Phil Coke gave up the big hits to lose it, but he’s a young kid and was bound to have a real bad outing (happens to everyone). What really was to blame was the way that Girardi managed that game - he made too many moves with the bullpen, and over-thought the situation. Veras did walk a batter, but he should’ve probably been given the opportunity to get the next guy - after all, he does have more major league experience than Coke and has been in a bunch of tight spots already. So it was unfortunate, cause we had a great rally in the 7th, took the lead, and you know Mo would’ve come in and shut the door in the 9th.

Some positives to take from the weekend - C.C. was excellent and looked to be back on track, Joba was attacking the strike zone much better and may have learned to harness his stuff a bit, Swisher continues to prove how great an addition he is, and Posada is hitting all over the place (looks healthy). Also, with the exception of yesterday, the bullpen has been very good overall.

Tonight we hope that Wang can rebound and get to where he needs to be. He cannot force the sinker if it’s not working, and he cannot leave the ball up. Mix up your pitches, change speeds, throw strikes, and you will keep your team in the game, period. He will face Scott Kazmir in Tampa, who can also be erratic at times. He owns Boston, but he’s only 4-4 against us, so we can hit him if we’re patient enough. Lay off the slider out of the zone, sit on the fastball, and we’ll be just fine.

P.S.    Josh Beckett’s a loud-mouth punk.

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