Game 2 at Fenway courtesy of the insidious monster that is FOX baseball and the horrendous ensemble of a cast featuring: the voice that only loves to hear itself talk (Joe Buck); the shell of a man still dripping wet from a Deion Sanders ice bucket shower (Tim McCarver); the Peter Gammons wannabe (Ken Rosenthal); the head of hair that could contain a forest fire (Jeanne Zelasko); and the career minor league catcher dubbed “The Skipper” (Kevin Kennedy). And with that being said, there was an actual game that played in between the meticulously crafted storylines. Although, the outcome favored the Red Sox, the Yankees were able to rough up another star pitcher in the Boston rotation, this time stealing five runs off of Josh Beckett. There were no homeruns from A-Rod, but he did manage to extend his hit streak to 16 games with another extra base hit. After that, the game was only highlighted by a Big Papi homerun that propelled the Red Sox to their second consecutive rivalry victory.

New York starter Jeff Karstens looked anything but ready for his debut off of the disabled list. He pitched 4.1 innings surrendering 7 runs on 9 hits and looked clearly overmatched by the potent Red Sox lineup. Hardly an ideal situation for the Yankees banged up rotation, but what better circumstances to get your season started than a humbling loss at the hands of your rival, certainly an inspiration for the future, right? I guess we can only hope because if the Yankees up and down rotation struggles continue, New York will be looking at a long season. With two games down, the most anticipated matchup of the season will continue tomorrow as Boston puts their prized offseason possession to the test against baseball’s strongest lineup. It’s Dice-K versus the Bronx Bombers, where the hype train finally comes full circle, all aboard!

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