If you're a Yankee fan, there was plenty to be excited about following Wednesday's 2-1 rubber-game win against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Curtis Granderson looks like a stud. Mo was Mo. The bullpen put it together. Nick Johnson didn't get hurt.
On balance, it was a successful beginning to the championship defense.
But ironically, it would be comments by longtime umpire Joe West that provided the biggest headline after the season's first series was through.
"They're the two clubs that don't try to pick up the pace," said West, the chief of the crew working the series. "They're two of the best teams in baseball. Why are they playing the slowest?"
"It's pathetic and embarrassing," he continued. "They take too long to play."
As a Yankees blogger, I suppose this is the part where I'm su ...
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