War

Game three of the Yankees-Red Sox ALDS reminded me of a scene in “Band of Brothers” where Lt. Winters urges his men on against the advancing Germans—Let ’em have it!  Pour it on!  The Red Sox did just that to the tune of a 16-1 shellacking at Yankee Stadium. 

I also thought of the Today Show piece I happened to see, about an A’s fan and a Yankees’ fan who reconnected after the A’s-Yankees’ wildcard game.  During the first connection, if you will, the Yankees’ fan dumped a beer on the A’s fan.  But all is good now.  Right.

An NYT columnist wrote that Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone misused the bullpen early on in that game-three debacle, thereby quieting “a frothy Bronx crowd,” which is NYT-ese for “a bunch of drunken clowns.”  I can only wonder what the Post and Daily News made of Boone’s pitching choices.  They probably wanted that Yankees’ fan to dump beer on Boone.

Game four of the ALDS was even better than game three—the Red Sox taking (and keeping an early lead); Chris Sale pitching a perfect inning of relief; and the Yankees scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth to come up one run short.  Something to think about on your way home, Yankee fans.  Oh, and Boston advances to the ALCS.

Let ’em have it.  Pour it on.