And so it begins ...
Thankfully enough, I was home for spring break when the Yankees opened up their 2005 season against the RedSox on Sunday. I must say that I was feeling a little on edge. It just so happened to be that the Yankees would be opening their season against the defending National Champs who also happened to be their biggest rival in baseball history. Could this be any more perfect?? Let me give a quick rundown:
- Randy Johnson, the Yankees newest starting pitcher (and most talked about) would start the game
- David Wells, an ex-Yankee, would be starting on the mound for the RedSox (big no-no in Yankee Fan world)
- Matsui starts the night off right by robbing a two-run home run from Kevin Millar that sets the tone for the remainder of the game
- David Wells LOADS the bases and then WALKS a run in because he "balked" ... oops!(note: this is when a pitcher winds up to make a pitch then steps off the mound thus advancing all runners.
- Tino Martinez returned to Yankee Stadium (after being traded to the Devil Rays 2 years back) and makes and UNBELIEVABLE save at first base in the 7th inning
- Matsui (who I think should have been the player of the game) hits a two-run homer in the 8th
- Despite a 1-0 lead by the RedSox in the 2nd inning, the Yanks were able to come back to win in for New York 9-2
What happened to the National Champs huh? The Yankees pretty much EMBARASSED them on Sunday!! I couldn't be any happier!!!!
posted by Nicole Sposobiec at 5:38 PM
2 Comments:
Didn't watch the game, but I heard all about it, and I don't even really watch baseball. Do you think the Red Sox's win last season was just luck? Who knows. A little part of me goes out to them since they were the underdogs for so long, but I'm willing to give your Yankees a try.
12:13 AM
So i watched part of the game, but then my desperate housewives was on, so ofcourse i had to change the channel. So i heard the red socks won the third game, do u think that this matters at all, could this be the red socks just warming up? I really like Matsui. He seems like he's a pretty good and reliable player. I have never heard of a balked before!! That must have been so embarrasing, does it happen often??
8:57 PM
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