The Yankees lost Joba Chamberlain at the beginning of the game. A lot of teams might tank the rest of the way and make excuses. Not the Yankees.
The tone was set in the bottom of the first by Jeter, the first batter, who doubled to start the thumping that would chase the Orioles' starter from the game and spark a win and a sweep, for a 9 game winning streak. Melky, Cano, and Teixeira were crushing the ball. Matsui homered. And Mariano capped the sweep with a strikeout of Huff, who looked helpless, confused, and little in this series. Much was made of his mocking of Joba last time the teams met. But that became a sidebar to the real story: The Yankees are crushing fools now. It doesn't seem to matter who is pitching, or who they're playing. There's some mystique in the new ballpark, and its weight is suffocating the opposition into submission.
This is gonna be a fun series with Philly, I can tell. The Phillies won't back down. If things break right, we could see these two teams in the Fall Classic. This three game series could be a preview, and believe me, it's going to be close, intense, and well-played. Fasten your seatbelts.
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