Yankees open with a Dud

The New York Yankees got hammered today in the home opener ten to two.

CC Sabathia grinded through 5 2/3 innings and left the game with a one to one score.

The trouble came in the seventh when Jose Veras and Damaso Marte just blew up giving up nine runs. Jose Veras gave up three runs and Marte gave up six runs.

The bullpen is too inconsistent right now, Brian Bruney and Mariano Rivera have been good but Jose Veras, Phil Coke and Damaso Marte are struggling really bad right now. I like that David Robertson is up and I wouuldn't be suprised to see Mark Melancon before too long.

The offense struggled putting runners on base but not driving them in. Cody Ransom went 0-5 continuing his struggles, Jorge Posada was 1-4 with the first official homerun in the New Stadium. Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon and Nick Swisher all had one hit. Robinson Cano continued his hot start going three for four.

This was a terrible beginning to the home portion of the schedule but the Yankees will play at 1:00pm tomorrow. Not too much time to think about this loss.

Alex Rodriguez participated in his first real batting practice and had three homeruns and had a lot of other hard hits. I think this was a big step for him and I expect to see him in rehab games, next week. Then back in the lineup in a couple of weeks. The Yankees really need A-rod back in the lineup as he makes a big difference.

The Yankees are now done with all of the opening days they took part in, four if you are keeping count and can just get on with the season and get into their routine.