Rain Out

The Yanks were rained out today - allowing them to take 2 out of 3 games from their arch nemesis Angels.  Tomorrow, Phil Hughes is scheduled to go against Jon Lester and the Red Sox.  This week may tell exactly where the Yanks fall in the American League East, with 2 games at home against Boston,  2 games at home against the socialist Rays and 3 in Baltimore.  

Yanks are currently 3.5 games behind first place Toronto, and 1.5 games back of the Sox.  Hopefully, the Yanks can make Lester work hard and knock him out early like his last start against them.  Yanks will need Hughes to pitch well again, like he did in Detroit, going up against one of the best left handers in the league.  It'd be nice to see the Yanks show some backbone this time, too.  That 3-game performance 2 weekends ago in Boston was a gutless effort.  Poor Yankee fans had to call out sick for the week to avoid public humiliation.  A nice 5-2 record this week could go a long way in keeping the ship righted.