In baseball the object is to go home

That's borrowed from George Carlin's routine that contrasts Baseball and Football.

It's good to be safe at home!

We, Cal & I, saw some good baseball in Kansas City, nearly a no-hitter by Randy Johnson. Best of all, no sweep by the Royals!!

Monday's game featured GREAT pitching by the Royals Luke Hudson. He had 10 strikeouts in 7 innings and led 5-1. He took the mound to start the 8th, but K.C. manager Buddy Bell came out to get him so he could get a standing O from the fans. The Yankees proceeded to score 10 runs in the inning off of 4 Royals pitchers. The Yankees batted around with Jorge Posada & Robinson Cano both homering. The Yankees won 12-5.

Royals fans around us were obnoxious until the 8th. I stood up and grabbed my throat after the Yankees took the lead. Shortly after that the Royals fans began deserting the ship.

Tuesday, Mike Mussina pitched his first game after coming off the Disabled List. The Royals touched "Moose" for 4 runs in a little over 5 innings. The Royals won 5-0, the first shut-out of the Yankees since August 2003.

Last night, Randy Johnson flirted with a no-hitter. "The Big Unit" gave up two walks and struck out 8 before a lead-off triple spoiled the bid in the 7th. Jorge Posada promply picked the runner off third. Posada provided the offensive spark with two three run homers, in the 6th & 8th innings. Posada hit 3 home runs in the 3 game series. The Yankees won 8-3.

The Yankees maintain their 9 game lead over the Red Sox and are closing in on Detroit for the best record in the American League and the Mets for the best record in the Majors.

Kansas City continues to have the worst record in the Majors. They always play tough against the Yankees, I guess it's their playoffs & World Series rolled into one.