Two incredible things happened tonight: the Yankees pulled off a series victory in Fenway Park, and the game somehow took less than four hours. Andy Pettitte was his old self for six innings, and then Chan Ho Park pitched three scoreless frames. I think about seven of the nine outs against Park went to the warning track, but better than over the Monster, I guess. Curtis Granderson became a Yankee tonight. He still can't swing it against left-handed relievers, but his bomb against Papelbon already etched his name into Yankee lore.
Andy Pettitte is a joy to watch. Even if he got bombed tonight, I would have no right to complain about him. All he did last year was win the clincher in all three post-season rounds. But after watching C.C. and A.J. labor through the first two games of the season, this game just wasn't as painful to watch, thanks to Andy. The only thing painful about tonight's game was watching Jorge Posada try to score from second base, flop at home plate, and crawl to touch home plate.
The best thing about tonight's game was the fact that Granderson hit the game winner off of Papelbon. Papelbon, Pedroia, and Youkilis are all of the same breed: great players, but they don't know how to act when they succeed. Pedroia and Youkilis are guys you just want to knock out, and Papelbon does his little rain dance every time he converts a save opportunity. On the other hand, you have Mariano Rivera. You can't tell if he wins or loses two minutes after a game ends.
Now it's on to Tampa Bay Friday. The unfair schedule continues, but the Yanks march on.
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