Curtis Granderson Adds to Yankees Heroics in 3-1 Win Over Red Sox

Posted: 8th April 2010 by Doug Rush in MLB
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When the Yankees got Curtis Granderson in the winter, some people weren't totally sold on the center fielder. "He only hit .249 and he can't hit lefties and he strikes out too much," were some of the things I heard about why trading for Granderson wasn't a good move. After this past series with the Red Sox, I'm sure most of those critics will be silenced. One of the most common things heard about new players is having them "earn their pinstripes." The way Granderson played this past series, he's earned them. In his very first at-bat, he crushed a home run off Josh Beckett, which at the time put the Yankees up 2-0. In last night's game, with the score knotted 1-1, Granderson stepped up to the plate against Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon and didn't waste time looking for pitches. Papelbon ...

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