Too Close To Call: The Yankees and the Rays

I am really looking forward to the big match-up tonight between the NY Yankees and Tampa Bay. They are both dueling, and I mean really scrapping it out, for first place in the American League East Division. A lightning storm conspired to wildly interrupt the game last night and the Rays were the team best able to adapt to the conditions, winning it in the wet, 7-2. Tonight, Tampa Bay will be starting left-hander David Price, who will be sharing the mound with the devastating, and in-form, CC Sabathia. But both teams also have some true fire power in the batting department, so I think we can all sit back and enjoy a ding-dong battle.

After all the last meeting these two had in Florida was a humdinger. Both were pitching shutouts into the eighth inning. That game remained scoreless until the 11th inning, when Reid Brignac's spectacular solo home run gave the Tampa the 1-0 victory and much needed momentum. The Yankees, better known as "The Best Team Money Can Buy" (correct, I can't stand them), have the equal best record in baseball, along with the Twins and the Phillies. But Tampa Bay are only 1.5 games back after the win last evening, and another victory tonight would really set things up for a crazy finish. C'mon Rays!