Who will be #1?

The 1st place Yankees took both series this past week against the Rangers and the Rays, losing only one game in each series. They now go on to face the Red Sox at Fenway, hoping to finally win a game against them this season. They're 0-5 so far, but they're also a very different team this time around. Apparently it's raining in the Boston area, so we'll see if a game gets in tonight (which I hope it will!). If you want to catch one of the games on t.v. (and don't have YES, NESN, or MLB.tv), wednesday and thursday night's games are being aired on ESPN and MLBnetwork.



Tonight @ 8:10 ET....
A.J. Burnett (4-2, 4.69) faces off against Josh Beckett (6-2, 4.09) - both are coming off one of their best starts of the season.
Tomorrow @ 8:10 ET....
Chien-Ming Wang (0-3, 14.46) hopes to improve from his last start against Tim Wakefield (7-3, 4.50) who has become Boston's new ace this season thanks to early struggles by Beckett
Thursday @ 8:10 ET....
CC Sabathia (5-3, 3.56) takes on the Red Sox for the first time this season and as a new Yankee facing Brad Penny (5-2, 5.85)

It should be a good series as the two top teams in the AL East fight for 1st place in the division early on in the season. Over the past week or so, they've been alternating between 1st and 2nd with the Yankees gaining a full game on them thanks to yesterday's win coming into the series. An interesting fact I learned last night while watching the Yankees game on tv is that the Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, and Blue Jays' pitchers lead the AL in strikeouts. That's pretty crazy and shows you how competitive this division really is. The Red Sox were 1st then the Yankees and I forget if it was the Jays or Rays after them.

Also, don't forget to vote for your favorite players to make it into the All-Star game on July 14th in St. Louis! Jeter and Longoria are in a tight battle for the most votes in the AL, while Tex has overtaken 1st place for 1st base. Go to mlb.com to cast your vote up to 25 times.
Another thing, the MLB draft is starting tonight. If you're interested MLBnetwork and MLB.tv are showing the 1st round of drafts. Anyone who has been following baseball headlines know that Strasburg is expected to be the #1 overall pick and will be playing for the Nationals. The question is, how much money will he get?