 On Deck (Game 37): Yanks at ChiSox
 Where do we begin? It was a dismal weekend in Seattle. The Bombers dropped two of three, and they now sit two games below .500 and 8.5 games behind the Red Sox. What's wrong with the Yanks, you ask? Well, right now, they can't hit. They especially can't hit lefties. Tonight, they face John Danks, a lefty. Danks has been dominant against lefties, holding them to a .167 average. The Yanks will probably send 5 lefties up against him tonight. The good news, if you want to call it that, is that the Sox can’t score runs at all. They’re dead last in the league, with 131 and they have the lowest average in the majors at .220. In a nutshell: Hmmn, a bunch of slumping lefties in pinstripes facing a young lefty who’s been hot lately versus a slumping team facing a wily veteran who will make them earn their way on base. Take the over. Key to the game: The Yanks need to start winning. Mussina has been solid in his two starts since returning from the DL, and he’s facing a STRUGGLING lineup. He needs to dominate tonight. Sox blog-of-the-series: Tremendous Upside Potential
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Danks has been as advertised, you'll be impressed by him tonight. He doesn't throw to hard, his fastball tops out around 91 or 92, but he does one thing alot of young pitchers struggle with, throw strikes. This should be a good series, a group of struggling hitters vs some struggling pitchers.
Someone's going to break out in this series, and I'm not that confident it'll be the Yanks.
Danks should have a good game tonight, the Yankee lineup is all screwed up with Abreu batting second. The lefties are stacked up, and A-Rod isn't hitting now, so they have no righty power.
I'm just glad the Sox are at home, going into Yankee Stadium is tough for any pitcher, let alone a 22 year old rookie. Danks really hasn't been shelled yet this season, its gonna happen eventually, it might be tonight.
Speaking of breaking out, how about Joe Crede? He broke out last season, this year he's struggling against, but it starting to come on as of late. Look for a big series from him.