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Ugh. We’re now 0-4 against the dreaded Red Sox this year, and I don’t like it one bit. Hughes was looking good at first, and extremely good when blowing away Youkilis with some pure heat. But then, it fell apart. As usual, their line-up took a lot of pitches, and really made Hughes work - BUT the homeplate umpire was also horendous. This guy didn’t know the difference between a ball and a motorcycle. Still, we were unable to defeat them (in our own house this time), and now we must take them down in the final game of this quick series tonight. Tex did have a nice 2 homers from both sides of the plate, but the Bay homer ended up killing us (can’t believe this guy has transitioned over there so well).

Bottom line, we gotta take a stand tonight, and go out and beat their brains in. I don’t want to see a 2-1 win, I want a massacre - something along the lines of 12-0. Now Beckett hasn’t been that sharp, and we are certainly able to hit him, so it’s not out of the question. I admit that Boston has a better all-around team currently, and they’ve had more guys come through in big spots than us, but we’re still the YANKEES. We still will have a better and deeper rotation than they have when all is said and done, and I believe that Hughes will make his mark as a major-leaguer along with Melancon. Not to mention that Joba will be back in the bullpen by September, which will change some of the dynamics around. I also think that Cashman will have no choice but to make a great/creative trade to benefit this club by the all-star break, or else he’s on very thin ice. He’ll most likely be gone if we’re not in the post-season, and could be hand-cuffed with Girardi.

Speaking of Girardi, I liked that he showed some toughness last night after he realized that Boston’s first-base coach was stealing signs. He was exchanging plenty of bad words for a while, and next thing you know, J.D. Drew got hit with a fastball.

 God, it doesn’t get more intense than Yanks/Sox.

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