Wednesday afternoon, the benches cleared after Yankees’ backup Shelley Duncan (6-foot-5, 215 pounds) slid in to second base with his spikes high. Okay not just high, but so high they were in danger of castrating Rays’ second baseman Akinori Iwamura (even though I’m not real certain about the castration practices of the Japanese — he could already be castrated — just kidding, he’s expecting a child).
The Red Sox, with two World Series titles in the last four years, are one of the favorites again this year. While the Red Sox are looking for championship titles, other division rivals have other goals: the Toronto Blue Jays are looking to move pass either the Red Sox or Yankees and get back into the top two in the division. However, they may have to hold off the upstart Tampa Bay (no longer Devil) Rays just to keep the #3 slot. The Rays first goal will be to finish above .500 for the first time in team history, but greater goals are just beyond the horizon.
