Drum roll please…it’s time for me to make my Yankees-Red Sox series predictions. Let’s hope there are no “Price Is Right” sad horn tones in my future.
* I think the Yankees will split the series. But if they only win one game, it needs to be tonight. If the Yankees go 0-9 against the Sox, the Internet will blow up even more than it did this morning, when Twitter and Facebook went down! Here’s my breakdown of the games:
^ Game 1: John Smoltz vs. Joba Chamberlain: Smoltz is 100 years old, while Joba is young, healthy, and finally seems to have gotten it together. Advantage – Yankees.
^ Game 2: Josh Beckett vs. A.J. Burnett: I debated long and hard on who would win this one. The Sox have owned A.J. all year, but Burnett has been so dominant as of late. I’m going to take a risk here and roll the dice in favor…Burnett! Advantage: Yankees
^ Game 3: Clay Buchholz vs. CC Sabathia: I should say CC, but I won’t. I have a hunch that Clay will pitch well against the Yankees, and that CC will have a bad outing. Advantage: Red Sox
^ Game 4: Jon Lester vs. Andy Pettitte: Pettitte has had some very bad outings at the Stadium this year. It would not surprise me to see him get hit hard. And Lester is a heck of a good young pitcher. So no, I don’t see the Yanks winning this one, either. Advantage: Red Sox
A few other predictions:
* A-Rod will end the home run drought – he’s gone 61 at-bats without a homer, the longest drought in his Yankee career.
* David Ortiz will dodge the steroid question a few days, then be lawyered up when he does finally talk, and say close to nothing. He’ll give some excuse of an obscure supplement that just happened to cause a positive test results. Oh, and the booing for Ortiz, especially the first at-bat tonight, will make the Yankee fans’ booing of Carl Pavano look like a lovefest!
* We’ll see the biggest, loudest crowds we’ve seen at Yankee Stadium this year. I noticed on StubHub that there were only a few hundred tickets left today. Last time the Sox were in the Bronx, tickets were available below face value. This week – not so much.
* Nick Swisher will have some sort of iconic moment. So will Melky Cabrera. And Victor Martinez will be a thorn in the Yankees’ side
* And finally, if the Yanks win the series, Squawker Jon will be in despair. That’s not a prediction, that’s a promise!
What are your prediction? Leave us a comment!
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