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Perhaps I will add the link, but this one does a much better job of setting the mood for the series:
Enter Sandman

Here come the YANKEES!!!
Mike should have a permanent link to this on the main page you can listen any time you want.

Some thoughts:

Jason Bay is hurt and will miss at least the first two games. That’s a plus for the Yankees since he’s killed them.
Boston is slow. With Bay out…even slower. Victor Martinez, Youkilis, Drew, Varitek, Papi…all slow on the basepaths.  Only Pedroia and Elsbury have speed. Double plays a-plenty.
Boston will see a different Yankee bullpen than [...]

The first game is the key to the series.  Win tonight then three out of four is doable and a sweep is possible.  Lose tonight and you look to split the series at best.
 I agree that pitching is very important and that’s why we have CC and Burnett.  However, the Red Sox are going to [...]

So given that in any Yankee save situation, ESPN will undoubtedly show a stat about Mariano blowing 12 saves vs. Boston in his career in order to induce some bad karma, here’s some stats to think about:

Mo has a career save % of 89%.
Mo’s career save % vs. Boston is 78.5%.  44 saves vs. 12 Blown. [...]

First up, the bullpen use.  I disagreed with bringing in Mo on Tuesday.  Save the 4 out save for Boston and the Angels.  Let Hughes work out of it.  I know the temptation was great to “steal a game,”  but you must resist temptation.  Then I thought he did a great job managing the pen [...]

Pitching, Pitching, Pitching.  This is why the Yankess got Sabathia and Burnett.  Let’s see these guys come up big.  Yankee bats are better than the Sox right now so I think they will score some runs.  Joba has pitched well but will have an extra 2 days rest, so who knows.  Pettitte is pitching well, [...]

Yanks vs. Boston.  Yanks ahead in standings but 0-8 this year. Big Papi having a mediocre year, don’t you hate it when they go off steroids and break down (assuming he has gone off). Yanks pitching matchups look good to me except Beckett always kills us. We don’t have to face Wakefield though, that’s good. [...]