Yankees 8, Red Sox 7
I refuse to get upset about this game. You see, I don’t think winning is a skill. There is no innate ability to simply win. On the other hand, hitting for power and getting on base and preventing the other team from doing so, in my opinion, requires some skill. There is no other way to strategize to defeat your opponent than to try and do these things better than your opponent.
So the Yanks won won last night. I don’t want to sound like sour grapes but they once again failed to outplay the Red Sox, who managed to slug .692 in a game they lost. Here is why the Yanks won…
Because Kenny Lofton placed a routine ground ball in the right place and Alex Rodriguez hit a 320 foot double that plated Gary Sheffield with the game-winning run.
Sure all of the losing can become frustrating, but until someone can tell me a better way to consistently win baseball games than try to get on base more often and hit for more power that your opponents, I refuse to quit on this team because they do those things as well as anybody.
Bronson Arroyo faces Tanyon Sturtze today.
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