Okay, so it was Josh Beckett and not Thomas à Becket, and Yankee Stadium is hardly a cathedral, but still a murder was going on. From that errant Varitek throw after the Giambi shift it seemed like everything was unraveling.
Speaking of Varitek, what is up with him this season? It’s gotten to the point where I wish he would just take pitches if anyone’s on base - otherwise he’s a double play waiting to happen. Batting him 8th was a great move, though - unfortunately I doubt it’d stick. And I’m beginning to tire of seeing him get out of the crouch and move around behind the plate - surely that gives away some sense of location even if the batter isn’t deliberately peeking at the catcher? And I can’t say it seems to lead to better pitches.
Jermaine Van Buren actually pitched decently, I thought. Tomorrow we see Pauley “Walnuts” go up against Wang. Nuts vs Wang. Heh. Yay for juvenile humour.