Mariners Analysis

Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Amazing Yanks-Sox game last night

I had been meaning to write up a breakdown of the Yanks-Sox matchup, but alas work gets in the way. Regardless, last night was an amazing game for baseball fans. Even if you are not a fan of either team, if you like baseball you have to be entertained by the series.

A few highlights:

- Schilling clearly is not the pitcher we expected to see. Why everyone saw this except the manager of the Red Sox is a mystery. Make no mistake- Joe Torre would have yanked Schilling earlier in the game and the ending might have been different.
- Mike Mussina flirting with a perfect game.
- The fans yelling "Who's your daddy" and taunting Pedro after the Yanks built their lead.
- The amazing comeback, with David Ortiz' shot just missing tying the game.
- The equally amazing Yanks resurgence to get some much needed insurance runs.

The series looks to be everything as advertised, although the outcome will likely be different with Schilling out. Before Game 1, I fully expected the Red Sox to finally win this series. Now, I would be stupid to think the Yanks won't win, but regardless I'll be watching.

This series will be far more entertaining than the WS; it simply doesn't get any better than what we are watching right now.