Yankees Rout Red Sox in MLB Season Opener

AP ^ | Apr 4, 2005

[Mr. Mojo]

2005 AL East prediction:

Yanks win 103 games and the division title, Red Sox win 93 games and miss the playoffs altogether.

[Mr. Mojo]

Randy Johnson shut down Boston in his New York debut, dominating his new team's old rival. He outpitched David Wells

The Big Unit was far from his old dominating self, but he outpitched Boomer by a country mile.

....and the latter was heartily booed by the Bronx faithful for the first time. ....possibly ever.

[soccer_linux_mozilla]

YAWN

I'll pass on the Steroid freakshow league this season

[b4its2late]

And did you hear Tino's cheers?

[Mr. Mojo]

Yep, and then he gave the crowd a treat by making a fantastic defensive play.

Tino will be an important part of this team this year, both in the clubhouse and in the field.

....and possibly with some clutch hitting.

[dfwgator]

The Yanks could've used some of those runs last October.

[dfwgator]

and possibly with some clutch hitting.

He'll get more clutch hits than A-Fraud, that's for sure.

[Mr. Mojo]

Ain't that the truth. ....at least in games 4 through 7 of the ALCS.

But what killed them was pitching, and some big changes were made this year.

[1Old Pro]

Joe Torre said. ``It was a long winter waiting to get on the field again.''

I dunno. They were just playing in October and they are playing again practically in late March (4/3). The season seems awfully long to me.

As far as predictions, I'm going with the Yankees.

[Mr. Mojo]

If A-Rod doesn't come through in a big way he'll be toast in NY.

The heat is on.

[AdamWilliams]

I'll take the unit over Boomer any old day of the week.

[Mr. Mojo]

Did you go to the game?

[big'ol_freeper]

Let me make a note of that...I'll get back to you later when the Yankees choke again.

[Mr. Mojo]

An Oriole fan talking smack?

If so, that's pretty funny. A long time between division titles, eh?

[big'ol_freeper]

Heheh...NO..I am a transplanted New Englander...spent 20 years in the Army moving all over God's creation and just settled in Maryland when I retired. Lifetime Red Sox fan.

[Mr. Mojo]

lol...ok, well then you've earned your right to some smack talkin'.

And yep, the Yanks' choke-job last year was .....unprecedented.

[subterfuge]

Meh? Yawn...

[big'ol_freeper]

Speaking of the Orioles...I thought Red Sox fans had a complex...I have never heard such a bunch of whiners as I have heard since coming here. I am thankful, and I sure you are, that the team I follow has owners who want to win. This guy Angelos is awful.

[NYCVirago]

Did you go to the game?

Nah -- I couldn't get tickets this time around, so I just watched it on TV at a friends's house. Good game. But I think you're too hard on A-Rod. ;) If it weren't for his clutch hitting in the ALDS, the Yankees wouldn't even have been in the ALCS. Yeah, his bat when flat in Games 4-7, but so did every other Yankee. Besides, I blame the pitching more for that debacle (and did you see Jome Run Javy's less-than-stellar debut for the D-Backs?)

[Mr. Mojo]

I blame the pitching more for that debacle

Me too (see post #8). Not blaming A-Rod for the ALCS loss, just saying that there are some big expectations for him to live up to this year. ....but I think he'll come through.

and did you see Jome Run Javy's less-than-stellar debut for the D-Backs?

Nice.....lasted 1 2/3 innings and allowed seven runs and 10 hits.

My local team did pretty well today though -- 42 year old Moyer pitched like his old self (5 2/3, 5 Hits, 1 Run, 4 Ks), and newbie Richie Sexson came up big with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs.