It's Been 40 Years...

Dad --

Did you know the last time the Yankees lost a 6+ run lead to the Red Sox and lost the game was May 16, 1968? The Yanks led 9-3 in the 4th inning and ended up losing to the Sox 11-10. Yesterday the final score was slightly larger - we won 16-11.

Another interesting stat to yesterday's see-saw game - the last two Saturdays, Yankees pitching have given up a total of 38 runs. They gave up 22 last weekend to the Cleveland Indians and then another 16 to the Sox yesterday. If the remaining Saturdays are like this for the evil empire, they'll be out of the playoffs for the second year in a row. But then again it's only April.

Varitek's grand slam in the 4th inning started off the comeback. Then Ellsbury got his first homer of the season to tie it up. And Lowell's 3-run shot in the 7th put the Sox back in the lead permanently.

But while we have won the last two games, are you worried that neither of the starting pitchers have gotten the win? They've both had the opportunity and squandered it. When Lester left in the 6th the Sox were losing by a run. Then yesterday Beckett came out in the 6th with 104 pitches and the lead. But he lost it by walking Jeter and serving up a 2-run shot to Johnny Damon. I still don't understand why Francona left the starter in.

Thankfully we took the lead back in the 6th and again in the 7th and kept it through the remaining 2 innings. But the stressful see-saw of yesterday's game was enough to make me to go into labor. Don't worry, it didn't.

So yes, yesterday was just another intense game in the rivalry. I hope today's final game of the series is a little more even keel. Otherwise, you may get a late night phone call for you and Mom to hop on a plane and meet us at the hospital. Gary and I still can't believe the first two games of this series haven't already put me there.

XO

Jenn