The New York
Yankees gave me a fantastic gift for my birthday yesterday when they staged an
epic comeback against the hated Red Sox.
Of course,
since I was out celebrating my birthday with my family, I didn’t see the live
version of the event. Thank goodness for my DVR. I was able to fast forward through
the less fun parts of the game, like the Saux taking a 9-0 lead, to see the
Yankees smacking baseballs all over Fenway Park. As an added bonus, I saw the 9th
inning of Phil Humber’s perfect game (that was probably the one and only time I
actually didn’t mind that Fox cut away from Yankees-Red Sox).
I feel a
little bit bad for Bobby Valentine. He is taking a lot of heat for something
that isn’t his fault. The Red Sox are a seriously flawed team and it’s showing
out the field. The Yankees don’t make that comeback without the shoddy bullpen
work of the Saux. But I don’t feel that bad for Bobby V. He desperately wanted
that Boston job and he got it. Valentine will have to live with whatever comes
next. Hopefully he won’t be a fall guy, the way Terry Francona was.
I was
looking forward to tonight’s game, which was just rained out unfortunately, so
the Yankees can’t go for the three-game sweep. But I guess I will just have to
re-watch last night’s instant classic.
Happy
birthday to me! Thanks, Yanks.
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