Juuuuust a Bit Outside

It's Sox-Yankees time at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

Who's got my tickets???

Should be an early test for both teams, with the Sox coming off a sweep on the Orioles and the Yanks having just broomed the Rangers. Both the Beckett - Randy Johnson matchup (tonight) and the Schilling - Mussina tilt (tomorrow) should be exciting. Wakefield vs. Chacon on Thursday, not so much.

I hate Mussina. Not as much as I disliked Tino Martinez, Paul O'neill, and not as much as I dislike Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui, A-Rod, Bernie Williams, Dere...well, you get the point, but Mussina KILLS the Red Sox (although he is only 1-3 against the BoSox since 2003 which I found surprising).

To get you excited, here's a picture of Red Sox catcher, Jason Varitek. Notice the way he confidently, yet quietly rounds the bases after a home run. Quiet confidence. Mmmmmmmmm....

UPDATE: AndrewKoch.com correctly asks (about Mussina): Does he really?

Does he really? Here are his career numbers (you'll have to forgive the formatting):

vs. BOS Career
ERA 3.38 3.64
Win Pct. 0.548 0.638
K per 9 7.8 7.2
BB per 9 2.4 2.0
HR per 9 0.86 0.96
K/BB 3.21 3.51

And since he joined the Yankees:

vs. BOS vs. all
ERA 3.43 3.79
Win Pct. 0.500 0.636
K per 9 8.4 7.8
BB per 9 2.5 1.9
HR per 9 0.92 0.99
K/BB 3.34 4.03

These damning statistics, courtesy of http://tinyurl.com/oonro

I guess, as they say, perception is reality (except when actual stats prove you otherwise!).