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Excellent victory by the Bronx Bombers! As we enter Boston tonight for a BIG 3-game series, we lead by 1 game and currently hold first place. We hand the baseball to A.J. Burnett, a guy that the Yankees brass took a chance on knowing that he had good numbers against the Red Sox, and a guy that Girardi purposely put in this game. He really needs to set the tone for the series, go out there, and put on a clinic against these cocky Bostonians. Burnett cannot leave the fastball over the plate, because these guys feast on those - he must instead hit the corners, mix in that nasty curve, and challenge the hitters without leaving the ball on a tee. If he can do that and give us 6-7 innings, I’ll be thrilled. I’m not asking for a complete-game shut-out, just a solid outing while giving us a chance to win.

Now, we all know that Boston has gritty hitters that rarely give at-bats away, but our line-up is superior to theirs right now. The way we’re hitting, and even more importantly coming up with timely hits, we should be able to score runs in this series and give our starters some good support. We hit Beckett pretty well the last time we saw him here, but the pitching couldn’t hold the lead - now that we’re playing well and they’ve struggled a bit at Fenway, the tables may turn.

I am slightly concerned about the bullpen and its consistency, but I think with Hughes putting on that show last night, we may be able to survive and get enough good performances between him, Aceves, Coke, and Mo. We also have to be aggressive on the basepaths and make them make plays. If we do all that, we can take 2 out of 3 and move on to the rest of our season before we see them again in August - again, not asking for a sweep, just win the damn series.

Let’s get back to this….

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