... We just can't. Daisuke Matsuzaka looks so friendly and lovable, like a teddy bear. And everyone in the media seems to talk about how great he is. If we met him, we'd want to buy him dinner at a Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant and ask him about striking out Ichiro. In a few hours, our sentiments might change. His pitching performance will determine if we will don a kimono at school, and whether the Yankees will be swept by Boston.
As we mentioned earlier, standing between us and certain humiliation is a Mr. Chase Wright; so we are pretty confident! No, really. That wasn't complete sarcasm. Okay, it was.
Yet, our outlook for the rest of the season is about as positive as one can be in this situation. This weekend the Yankees weakest pitching (save for Andy Pettite, of course) just happened to match up with Boston's best. Still the Yankees were positioned to win on Friday with a 6-2 lead in the eighth until Boston rallied. Yesterday, they kept it close when minor leaguer Jeff Karstens faced "ace" Josh Beckett, losing 7-5. Keeping in mind major contributors Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, and Jorge Posada all missed the game, I would say what we learned the Yanks can match up with Boston's best. With a healthy lineup, they'll find more success. Though Johnny Damon returns, that might not help us today. But we'll be spending the day making chili and visiting cousins over assorted cold beverages made in Ireland. So we'll probably still be pretty happy.
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