Sox-Yanks Rivalry Renewed

With the 2008 MLB season officially starting last week, now the real fun gets underway. The American League appears to be the more dominant league as it was the last couple of years, but the Yankees and defending Champion Red Sox remain as two of the best. In the East it is a three horse race, perhaps the biggest question mark is can the Blue Jays hang with the Yankees and Red Sox. As they did last year I believe they will until August when the stronger pitching will prevail. The Sox and Yanks always headline the Major League season is this year shouldn't be any different as the two battle for the east crown.

Tonight marks the first time the Yankees and Red Sox will meet this season. The game kicks off a three game series in Boston. It is the first series of six and the first game of eighteen. These game are clearly the most meaningful for both teams. Both New York and Boston fans consistently keep track of their enemy's results until they meet. Tonight is the night where the real season starts.

The first installment of the series begins with two young pitchers, Clay Buchholz and Chien-Ming Wang. Overall the pitching seems to be a little more in the favor of the Red Sox. They have proved they know how to win a game with the bullpen and the Yankees have struggled to do this. Getting to Rivera is the key, but that has not been easy as either the starters or middle relievers have let them down. Several injuries have also impacted both teams. While the hitting edge goes to the Yankees, it isn't by much. The pitching is the key however in this series and should be enough to give the Red Sox the edge.