Buchholz has Lester beat in many of the relevant stats, but Lester does have a slightly better K:BB ratio, fewer walks in general (which kind of surprises me), and a slightly better WHIP (both just north of 1.00). An argument can be made for either pitcher as the ace of the staff so far, but why don’t we just say they’ve both been distinctly ace-like (ace-y? ace-ish?) and enjoy the show?

Lester tries to beat Buchholz to win #7 today. A dude with the handle of Axelrod opposes. Off we go.

C.C. Sabathia is back on the clock at Camden as the Yankees face our old friend Freddy Garcia and the Birds.

R.I.P. Ray Manzarek

This morning, I finally started what I’d been planning to start for a week and a half, and began sweeping the house. Somehow the sight of me with a broom in my hand triggered my wife’s “get sh*t done” mentality, and we ended up re-organizing the house…finally putting away some crates that had been waiting to be put away for months, cleaning out an overstuffed closet, etc. The process is nearly finished, and we’ve only been moved in for like 11 months!

The Sox have done a good job of avenging the Fenway embarrassment from earlier this month, taking the series with a win yesterday. But for a season series win, they’ll need today’s game, too. The winner of today’s match will win the season series 4-3.

Welp, time to go move a treadmill. Maybe we’ll actually use it in its new space. You go ahead and comment. Maybe we’ll be done when the game is halfway over…

If C.C. Sabathia and the Yankees defeat R.A. Dickey and the Jays today, the Yankees will have a 9-1 record against Toronto with nine more meetings scheduled between the AL East rivals. Comment away.

Edit: Never mind. Rain out. The Yankees head to Baltimore tomorrow.

About a week and a half ago, it was Diamond vs. Dempster. They were both good for most of the game, but Diamond was better (surprise, a soft-tossing lefty shut down the Sox!). The two pitchers face each other once more with the Sox on a 3-game win streak (but only one of those wins was “easy”). Same old story or new twist? Let’s find out…

This happened just two days ago: attackgerbil let his chickens out of The Egg Majal to run around the yard and eat bugs and poop on his patio as chickens are wont to do. I came out to re-incarcerate them in their chicken palace when I saw a Blue Jay fly into the coop, hop on a ledge, and dive straight for the egg box. Dirty nasty thieves they are, stealing precious eggs. Chased it out of there, we did, nasty Jay squawking whole time about wes doesn’t understand the power of the incredible edible egg.

The game is already underway, with Phelps on the mound to face those sneaky Jays while Brandon Morrow is on the mound for Toronto. Comment away.

Twins stuck it to the Sox at Fenway earlier this month. Please to see Buchholz hold them down (unlike last time, the first outing after the “doctoring the ball” accusations) and the offense unload…please?

Worley, with a season ERA of over 7, throws for the Twins. He had a relatively serviceable 5 IP, 3 ER outing against the Sox on May 6th. Hoping it’s worse for him today.

Buehrle has already begun what is to be expected (he had a great outing against the Sox recently but didn’t get the win). 1-0 Yanks in the 1st with 1 out and a runner at 2nd. The reliably excellent Kuroda hurls for the Yankees.

Pineda, Michael – Right anterior labral tear (wait, did you say ANTERIOR? AS IN REAR OR IN THE BACK?)
Cervelli, Francisco – broken hand (bad backstop, but when he went out he was hitting better than Russell Martin)
Nunez, Eduardo – ribs (bad back)
Pettitte, Andy – Tight left trapezius muscle in upper back (bad back)
Hafner, Travis – shoulder (bad back)
Jeter, Derek – cankles
Chamberlain, Joba – oblique (oblique means no right angle whatever way you look at it)
Nova, Ivan – upper back soreness (bad back)
Rodriguez, Alex – Hip surgery (no not that one, they already fixed that one.. ) okay, right hip surgery (bad back pocket contract. Don’t carry your fat-ass wallet in your back pocket when you sit)
Stewart, Chris – (groined, but only leftly, not rightly)
Teixeira, Mark – bad wrist (he’s ambidextrous and rich so don’t cry for him, it’s called a stranger)
Youkilis, Kevin – bad back.. really, this time. Lumbar. Those suck. Hurts, and it lingers so, all the way down in your scrotocracy.
Cabral, Cesar – Broken left elbow (for LHP this might be a concern)
Fans, Paying: broken spirits, tax revenues, wallets, coffers…

Pettitte looks to help the Yankees to a series win after last night’s travesty. Comment away.