Gotta love that! And could it possibly be true that the O's and Jays will give the perennial AL East leaders some real competition this season? Let's hope so, given this continuing unbalanced schedule that leaves division teams playing each other nineteen times. Those Oriole bats looked pretty good against the Yanks[or is that just the Yanks' continuing pitching woes]?

Given the way that the Orioles have rolled over for the Yankees for about 4 straight years now, it's about time they won a game a or two. I could be wrong about this, but for two straight years, the difference between the Sox and Yankees was their respective record against the Orioles.

I dunno. Looking at career #'s, neither of the birds have a line-up of hitters like the Sox or Yankees. If the Jays' pitching staff performs better than expected, they might have a shot at one of the top 2 spots in the division. With their lack of good pitching, I think it'd take a miracle for Baltimore to get above #3, though.

The Yankees certainly still have big holes in their SP and long relief. They only have 5 starters. And of those, two are over 40 and two are NL one-season-wonders. My guess is that they'll get their money's worth from Johnson; Pavano and Mussina will do okay (~30 starts, 4-4.5 ERA); and Wright and Brown will struggle (Brown with his back, Wright with getting outs). Watch out for mid-season trades to (attempt to) fill the holes that are Wright, Brown, and Sturtze. Sox, otoh, have a six-deep rotation of proven starters, none with recurring injury issues.

Sox, otoh, have a six-deep rotation of proven starters, none with recurring injury issues.

Err, ya mean like Wade Miller (DL) and Schilling (DL)?

Ya won, homer. Now let's play the games.