Now That's What I'm Talkin' Bout...

Victory at last!!!

It's always good to get that first win. And the offense exploded as I expected it to. The final score was 11-2 if you missed it. AJ Burnett got the win. Texiera hit his first homer as a Yankee, as did Nick Swisher. And Robinson Cano continued his hot hitting going 3 for 4 with a homer...and even more important...another walk.

AJ looked dominant at times. But he struggled at times too. The homeplate umpire was squeezing him with the strike zone...but the signature moment of the game was in the 3rd inning. The O's had taken the lead at 1-0 and had the bases loaded with 2 outs and the dangerous Aubrey Huff at the plate. The count went full and then AJ snapped off a curveball that was so nasty, so filthy, it made a $10-blowjob-crackhead-whore seem squeaky clean by comparison. Next inning, Tex & Swish homered and the route was on!

What may be overlooked, though, was the work of the bullpen. After a shaky start to the season on Monday, the bullpen has been lights friggin' out! Here's what they've done in the last two games:

IP 8 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 SO 8

Yes, that's correct: Eight hitless innings. I really like our bullpen but many of the "experts" have doubted if it can match up with Boston or even the Rays. Time will tell, but I think we'll be just fine, thank you.

On to K.C. now. You can't sleep on this Royals team this year. They've got some talent and they could be a surprise team in the A.L. Central. However, I can't understand why they would pick up Kyle Farnsworth. In case you missed it, he gave up a 3 run homer in the 8th inning of the Royals first game to lose the game for Gil Meche, who had pitched a gem. I'm so glad the Yanks got rid of that guy.