Red Sox Defeat Yankees 7-0

I tried to come up with the most non "jumping off the ledge" headline I could think of. But in reality, the Yankees, once again, were thoroughly outplayed by the Red Sox.

Baseball is a funny sport in that you can't really judge a team against another based on one game. The starting pitchers for that particular day have so much to do with the competitiveness of the game. It's not like football or basketball where you put your 11 versus their 11 or your 5 against their 5. A team like the Nationals or the Padres can whip you if they get a good outing from their starter and your team does not.

That being said, last nights match-up was a supreme mis-match. Josh Beckett was pretty much unhittable for the Sox and AJ Burnett attempted to do his best impression of Chein Ming Wang, circa April, 2009.

And that was your game.

Beckett can't pitch much better than that. You just have to tip your cap to him. And AJ knows he stunk.

The problem isn't this one loss, though. The problem is the Sox are now 6-0 against the Yankees this year. I don't really care if the Yanks go 16-2, or 8-8, or 2-16 against the Red Sox this year. If they win the division and get in the playoffs that's all that matters. Once you get in the playoffs, all bets are off. The Angels seem to dominate the Red Sox every year but can't beat the Sox to save their lives in the playoffs.

However, eventually the Yanks have to get off the canvas. For the simple reason, that I don't want to keep hearing that the Yanks can't beat the Red Sox over and over again on ESPN, on MLB Network, on the Mike Francessa show, etc, etc, etc....

But I don't have much confidence in the Yanks stopping the losing streak tonight. It's Wang vs Tim Wakefield. The Yanks can usually score a few runs off Wakefield but they may need to put up a 10 spot to have a chance in this game. I think Wang will eventually get right, but this ain't the game he does it. He doesn't pitch well at Fenway Park and the Red Sox seem to be able to lay off his sinker when it's low and out of the strike zone. They force him to bring it up and that's when the fun begins.

I hope he surprises me but I don't have much confidence in him and his 14.46 ERA.