[Lib-Lickers 2]

as a diehard Red Sox fan since 1967(NESN rules) I am well aware of what you say

that said the Yankees aren’t near championship caliber this year

[lexusppd]

As a RS fan you ought to know by now that it is always impossible to count the NYY out. They are just 3 games out of 1st despite their pitching staff problems with injuries and the slow start of the young Kennedy pitcher. Arod is injured, Jeter missed 6 games and as of today Giambi is hitting .155. All this will change. Last year the Yankees were about 9 games back at this time and were 14 games under .500 by the end of May.

Now the RS pitching, there supposed strong suit has, with the exception of Dice-k been very very ordinary and despite being a physically sound team have won 3 games more then NY.

No one knowledgeable of baseball can claim the NYY don't have the tools to win it all. It doesn't mean the will of course because the season is a long and difficult race and injuries play a big part in determining who comes out on top.

That said the RS have a long, long history of starting out like a house on fire each year and fading badly after June while the NYY do exactly the opposite.

We shall see.