Yankees 4 Red Sox 3

It was a frustrating game to watch.

Beckett pitched a solid game. Usually you wouldn't say such a thing when a pitcher hands off the ball in the middle of the 7th after giving up 13 hits and 4 earned runs...but its the Yankees.

Although it lacks some of the name recognition of years' past, New York's batting order is as stupefying as any in MBL history..when they are on. Pitching against the Yankees is much like commercial crab fishing on the Bering Straight; no matter how big the last wave was, there is another headed directly towards your bow...and there's not a damn thing you can do about it.

Why was it so frustrating to watch?...because you knew they weren't coming back. Everytime the Sox needed a big hit, it was Drew, Henske, Crisp or Lugo at the plate. I know Manny's "oblique strain" put the sox at a disadvantage, but the 2004 Sox - The World Series Champion Sox - would have found a way.

This team seems to be missing something....

No, not him....Not him either... YES!!!...

Double YES!!! Nixon and Millar had their faults (Nixon's injuries and Millar's Karaoke) but both gave you a fighter's chance - They could change the game with one swing. You could even throw Orlando Cabrera into the the mix - like'em or not, those guys were looking for a fight.