Rodrigo Lopez walked off the mound to a standing ovation from a sellout crowd in the home of the defending World Series champions.
Sometimes life throws you a curveball and follows it up with a fastball down the middle. Sometimes you have to go on faith, take them both and hope for the best.
Jorge Posada was out of the Yankees lineup for the second straight game with a sore left thumb, the result of a foul tip on Wednesday night. He is questionable for today's game as well.
A.J. Burnett was pulled out of the game in the third inning when the Yankees faced Boston at Fenway Park on June 9. Manager Joe Girardi had little choice given that Burnett could barely throw a strike and when he did, the Red Sox hit it hard.
Any tour in which topics including "moment of inertia" and "trampoline effect" are explored sounds about as exciting as a weekend with your great aunt.