Afternoon Baseball

Sure, the Yankees lost a game Friday that they should have won. And even in the next game, with beating up on Beckett, they had Jeff Karstens, a pitcher who hasn't really proven his major league worth and who was in his first start since injury.
They may be swept, even. But it's not quite a big deal. The 8-9 possible record is more of a big deal, and even that isn't a panic situation yet.

We may be thinking that last year's five-game sweep at Fenway is normal. In fact, the matchups favored the Red Sox, and while that sweep did sink the Sox, it didn't really boost the Yankees' standing against Detroit, for instance.

The Red Sox, on the other hand, should be feeling pretty good while not forgetting that they, too, are a deeply flawed team. And both should worry that B.J. Ryan or no, the Blue Jays (or Orioles) are going to put it all together one of these years.

Disclaimer: I spent a decent amount of today in Boston. Didn't know what happened with the game, but guessed the correct outcome judging on the relative pleasantness of the populace.

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