Is This The Spark?

The Yankees took 2 out of 3 to the Boston Red Sox this past weekend. A series that the Yankees needed. They need to keep winning. They beat the team with the best record in baseball. Shouldn't they be able to beat everyone else? Last year after the 5 game sweep in Fenway it was all up hill for the Yankees and all ownhill for the Red Sox but at this point in the season it is too early to say either of those assertions. After the White Sox the Yankees have a very favorable interleague schedule. There is no reason why the Yankees should not sweep the Red Sox. The Yankees are of course plagued with tons of injuries some big ones being Giambi and Mentkiewicz. However Phillips will prbably be called up for his defense (as metnioned on Sports HeavenWith Mark and evan at blogtalkradio.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan) With Giambi out the DH spot can be swapped around and it will be especially good for damon who has leg problems and Melky is better defensivley anyway. Pettite also complained of Back Spasms but he should be O.K. My point is that these injuries should not plague the N.Y. Yankees. Their lineup still contains some of the most dominant hitters in baseball. It would make no sense for me to list them all because we all know who they are and what they are capable of doing. The pitching is shaky but Moose will pitch fine as long as he gets a normal 5 days rest and he doesn't have to stop pitching due to a rian delay and the one time this year he had his normal 5 day rest without stoppages he was OUTSTANDING and Torre allowed him to throw 95 pitches. So with Pettite, and Moose on their games and if Wang can get the ball down thats enough to start winning series and of course that offense needs to score lots of runs on a consistent basis, and yes, they can do that. But for now lets ee what happens and one has to hope that this series win over the Rival Red Sox with the best record in the league can spark this team, give them some momentum, and maybe make a HUGE playoff run.

Mark Elliot

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P.S. FOR THOSE OF YOU YANKEE HATERS... LUGO WAS CLEARLY OUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE ENLARGED, PIXELATED, YET CONCLUSIVE PICS.