It doesn’t get much better then the Yankees against the Red Sox. They square off for a three game set and things are right in the world. There’s no Blue Jays or Rays in the mix this year. The Yankees are in first place, and the Red Sox are in second. Of course when the season’s done, that’s how things are going to finish up whether Red Sox fans whine about it or not.
I’m heading out West in August for a couple of weeks. As much as I’d like to make it a baseball trip, the Yankees schedule isn’t cooperating. They do have a West Coast swing, but they play four in Seattle then three in Oakland. I’m going to be in California so I’m not going to fly up to Seattle just to see the Yankees dismantle the Mariners, but the Oakland series looks interesting. I’ll just have to pick up some Oakland A’s tickets. All three games are night games and all of them work. Even better, it’ll be a nice tune up because right after that, they head to Boston to play three at Fenway Park.
You have to love baseball. While this is kind of lull for pro baseball, it’s still great seeing the Yankees in first place. June is that weird month. The All Star Game is still over a month away and the excitement of opening day is a distant memory. Still, baseball is a marathon not a sprint and the games in this month have just as much bearing as those in any other month. The goal is to just win as many as possible.
Things aren’t going well tonight though. 6-0 Red Sox and time is running out. That means the Yanks and Red Sox will be tied, but it’s all good. That still leaves us two games to take.
