It is that time of season again when the Yankees and the Bosox go to battle. The venue for this battle is Fenway Park. I love the rivalry between these clubs and it goes back for years and i hate the name that the Yankees got from the Red sox President Larry Lucchino. The Evil Empire name came due to the bitterness of Larry speaking to the New York Times because the Red Sox lost out to the Yankees in a battle in a bidding war for pitcher José Contreras. All i can say its is total sour grapes and look at the Yankees 26 World Series rings compaired to a measley 7. So this comment from Larry has added more spice to the battle that was already there. I sometimes wonder if there will be a bloodbath in one of these games. You’ll never know until the teams are in the heat of the battle what the adrenaline can do to a player.  I know from my soccer fandom how bad rivalries can be.

So this series is going to be really hard fought and long. I suggest that you take some painkillers or have a quilt, duvet or a doona ready for this series so if you nod off to sleep you are comfortable. Other things that you can do to keep yourself awake is keep pinching yourself or load up on caffine either coffee, Red Bull or something else. Sadly the caffine thing is out for me as i can’t touch the stuff.  I haven’t know a game to be short from my experience i would say 3 – 4 hrs is a likely length of the game. The ESPN Sunday game is going to be broadcast here in the UK so i will lose alot of sleep this weekend.

OK the Pitching match ups are really good.

In the Leading Off spot pitching wise is the futures of both teams in Joba Chamberlain v Josh Beckett.

Joba so far this season is 2-3 with a 2.52 era, Beckett is 9-6 with a 3.98 ERA. So its going to be a close one Joba so far has not given up more than three earned runs in any of his starts. Beckett in seven Fenway starts, he is 5-1 with a 4.82 ERA but bad news for the Yankees hes 3-0 against this season with a 3.92 ERA. So this is going to be a close one to call its just who gets on top with first pitch strikes will win the battle.

Result: 1-0 Yankees, I hope but its going to be close. Score i dont know and wont predict it.

Saturdays game is going to be the two experienced men in the Red Sox and Yankees battle in Tim Wakefield and Andy Pettitte.

Tim is so far this season is 6-7 with a 3.69 ERA and the knuckleballer is a difficult one to decide on for me. Andy record this season so far is 11-7 with a 3.86 ERA. Andy in his last game in Oakland he played a very good game and struck out five of the first 11 hitters in the 114-pitch outing. The Yankees didn’t need to go to the pen in that game.

Result:  2-0. Andy should walk over Tim but who knows.

Sundays game is going to be crucial for the team. As of writing this the Yankees hadnt put up on their website who was going to be the pitcher for this game so who know. I hope its not Sydney. Who ever it will be will be against the come back kid from cancer in John Lester. I am in two minds for this game, i have Lester on a fantasy team against my No Red sox rule. I want the Yankees to win of course first and formost.

Result:  unknown due to the fact of not know who Lester is going to be facing.

So with the stage set for the battle. Let the Battle commence.

I hope to hear LETS GO YANKEES from the ballpark.  Also i want to see A-rod hit a few over the Green Monster and maybe foul a ball of to hit the Boston mascot Wally. That mascot is so stupid. Lucky the Yankees are so classy they dont have a mascot the team is enough to get the fans excited.

To finish off . There is a God after a certain person did something that i wanted him to do and call out the stupid (beeping) a*****e live on the programme today. Good on you.