Well, what've we learned about the Yankees and Sox so far is that the Yankee bullpen is pitching terrible. Yes, some of their star relievers are hurt, but that happens to everyone in a season, and you need to be more than two deep to survive. It's going to cost them games for sure, and I don't know how they are going to fix that.
The Sox are starting to look like a M*A*S*H unit. No Youk, No Ellsbury, No Lowrie, No Baldelli, Lugo isn't healthy and Lowell, god bless the man, is playing on one leg but is coming up big on both sides of the bag. Has anyone looked at Lowell running? No way he is pain "free". Not buying it. Hopefully, his leg will continue to heal.
Anyway: My thoughts on the recent HBPs: I have to say, when the Sox were an 'inferior' team, we plunked a lot of their boys. More than they did. One of the problems with being on top I guess. I don't like it - and I don't like ex-Yankee Bob Watson being the referree for these events - but if you can't win, might as well plunk 'em. For the record, I didn't like it when the Red Sox were the plunkers either - at least, not so one sided (Hello, Pedro.). I think it's still part of the game - a good part - for pitchers to protect the inside part of the plate, and keep hitters on their toes. Granted, most of 'em are unaffected. Or seem to be. But you still have to protect your turf.
Nick Green is still slugging away, and I really like the way he'll just chop a ball opposite field when he needs a hit. He's not greedy up there, just effective. Good for him.
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