YANKEES PUNCHED IN THE GUT

Teams fighting for a goal never truly die.  Sure, losses will happen, and fans become discouraged easily as the team you love so much fights to get to the finish line.  There are winning streaks the bring a spring to a fan's step and there are losses that punch you in the gut, but in the end, that's what makes a fan a fan.  That's what makes baseball the greatest sport of our time.

The Yankees needed to win tonight for many reasons.  The Red Sox needed to lose and we of course needed to move closer to the playoffs in the run of our lives.  But we didn't win and now we fans go to bed angry and hope and maybe even say a prayer that we win tomorrow and the next day.  It's no longer about winning a series for the Yankees. Our backs are against the wall. We must win EVERY game... that's just the way it is.  It didn't happen tonight... IT MUST HAPPEN TOMORROW.

The final tonight was 8-4, Red Sox.  We kept it close as long as we could, but then it fell apart and we couldn't recover.  Hiroki Kuroda went 6 innings, allowed 8 hits and 5 runs.  That would have been enough, but the Sox just kept coming.

In the end, it was Jarrod Saltalamacchia that hit a grand slam that just buried us.  It may not be fair... but it's baseball.  Unfortunately, the Yankees couldn't come back from it.

The Yankee hitting and runs went like this: In the 3rd, Brendan Ryan homered.  In the 6th, Lyle Overbay sacrificed Robinson Cano home.  In the 7th, it was Robinson Cano knocking in 2... Ryan and Chris Stewart. At that point, we were tied.  That's when Salty hit the slam for the Sox and I was punched in the gut...you probably were too.

Final: Red Sox 8 - Yankees 4

These games are exhausting.  We need to start winning consistently. We need a streak.  14 games left... we need to make it to the playoffs... it is now a must.

Go Yanks!

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