APRIL FOOLS!

You know, there's irony in tonight's game in Houston.  April 1st... the Yankees, who by far have the best looking lineup in baseball... and the Houston Astros, the team that no one is taking seriously these days.  Plus it's April Fools Day. Meanwhile, the Yanks got spanked.... in GAME 1 mind you, and suddenly people are actually tweeting that it's "going to be a long season" and "CC sucks."  I mean, are you kidding?

In the end, this game and it's loss means nothing. It's insignificant other than to suggest that the Astros showed up in their house... and the Yankees look like a bunch of very expensive players that don't gel well together.  But that's why you can't think about it.  And that's why it's ironic. It's a freak thing. It's April Fool's Day. Again... it's Game 1. The Yankees will be fine. No one should really care about this loss, as much as it sucks.

Look, there is no question the Yankees wanted to win tonight.  You know who feels the worst? CC Sabathia.  You know who feels bad for him? Me. This is a guy that's doing what's best for his health, and during the process, he needs to re-invent his pitching outing. He's learning a cutter. He's learning to deal with his velocity change. Sure, he did it to himself, but he was doing something important for himself and his family losing weight, and if these type of outings continue for CC, well, then we'll have a problem. But don't forget, CC never pitches well in April. Tonight was more of the same. Lord knows this guy is pissed at himself for this outing and mad that he literally handed his team the loss.

The Astros scored 6 in the first 2 innings.  CC gave up home runs. He had location problems. The Yankees looked sloppy in the field, bad throws like Mark Teixeira trying to throw home. Derek Jeter got hit by a pitch and in this day and age, why the hell is Brian McCann exposing his bare hand as a catcher? Who does that other than a Little Leaguer with little experience behind the plate? The point is, it almost seemed like a full moon tonight. It almost seemed like April Fool's Day. Oh yeah... that's because it was.

But who are the fools? Are they the Yankees, or the fans that have already given up?  Sure, I joined in the fun tonight on Twitter. I tweeted that the Yankees looked alittle off, but it's the first game of the season.  If you can't show humor on this day, you're way too high strung... you need a hobby. Try fishing.

Wow. We look like the Mets
— Bleeding Yankee Blue (@BleednYankeeBlu) April 1, 2014

The truth is if you can't laugh about it now, you can't laugh and that's what I was trying to suggest.  The Yankees will be fine... tonight was a chemistry thing.  You can collect top level talent all day long, but that top level talent needs to play together to win... and trust me, they will, but it didn't happen tonight. Sabathia was stale. Sabathia didn't look good and trust me... Sabathia will fix it.  He's a smart pitcher and he's a gamer. I've mingled with the man. I see the killer instinct. I believe in him, because he believes in himself. It's gonna be OK.

The highlights tonight? There were a few believe it or not.

First off Dellin Betances.  Mike O'Hara, one of our BYB writers, texted me: "Dellin in filthy. He could be a monster." You know what? He's right.

In the 8th, the Yankees were able to score 2 on hitting. Derek Jeter moved Jacoby Ellbury to third, and then Brian McCann knocked in Ellsbury.  Next, Tex got an RBI.  As our friend Delia wrote on Twitter:

Mark Teixeira, I'm so proud of you! You hit against the shift and got an RBI! 6-2 Astros.
— Delia Enriquez (@dfiregirl4) April 2, 2014

I adore her and I was happy Tex did anything... bottom line.

Anyway...

Final tonight: Astros 6 - Yankees 2

Bottom line. No one died during this game. We come back tomorrow and win. That's what we always do... because we're the Yankees! We'll be fine. I believe that.

Oh yeah... and Go Yanks.

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