The Red Sox spoiled the Yankees opening day with an 8-2 victory in the Bronx. Jon Lester pitched well and the offense clicked, but I was intrigued by the line of Jackie Bradley, Jr. in his first MLB game. Batting eighth, he went 0 for 2, but with three walks and two runs scored. Mike Stenhouse immediately came to mind. Mike played for the Red Sox in 1986, his last year in the majors. In 34 PA he collect two hits and 12 walks for an .095 BA with a .424 OBP. The Red Sox let him go due to his low batting average. Today, the Boston front office is more attuned to the importance of OBP, so Stenhouse like numbers would keep Jackie in the bigs.
JBJ reminds me of a young Bobby Abreu.
I did not think Lester pitched all that well. Could only go 5 innings against the worst Yankee opening day lineup since 1917. Some good D by JBJ and a couple of hard hit balls right at fielders helped him some too.