Sean B. Fitzgerald It doesn’t go something like this, it goes exactly like this.

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Red Sox outslug Yankees 16-11
Despite the Red Sox best efforts to lose the game yesterday, the Yankees proved once again that currently, they are the inferior team in this rivalry. At no point during the game did I think the Yankees were going to win. Even at 6-0 I knew that Boston was going to somehow crawl their way back into it. They always do. New York was handed a gift in the seventh inning when a ball went through Dustin Pedroia's legs and two runs scored. At that point they led 10-9. But wouldn't you know it, Mike Lowell hits a three-run homer the next inning. And that's all they would need. Tonight, Andy Pettitte faces off against Justin Masterson looking to avoid the sweep. I feel stupid being so emotionally invested into an April baseball game.

Day 2 of the NFL Draft starts...now!
Day 1 had a few surprises. My team, the Jets, traded their first round pick, their second round pick, and three players to the Cleveland Browns for the #5 overall pick. With that pick they chose USC quarterback Mark Sanchez. In the days and weeks leading up to the draft, I became more and more enamored with Sanchez. He seemed to be more mature than any quarterback coming out of the draft in recent years. Also, he is mobile and has a fairly accurate arm. The one question on him was regarding his arm strength. That may have been an issue with another team, but with Jets west-coast style offense, downfield passes are a rarity. Bottomline, the Jets needed a quarterback. They must have felt that Kellen Clemens will never rise above holding a clipboard for his entire career and that Sanchez was worth what they traded for him. There will be a lot of pressure on Sanchez as the football season nears closer. As a top 10 pick he will be expected to win the quarterback's job and lead the Jets into the playoffs in one year. He'll have in his shadow Joe Namath, who Jet fans still stand at attention for every time his name is uttered. But at the risk of sounding like a "typical football analyst guy", I think he has "it". Whatever "it" may be.

UPDATE: The Jets have traded up to draft Iowa running back Shonn Greene. Here are some of his finer college moments. Oh, I'm excited.

Rangers coach Tortorella suspended for Game 6
In case you decided not to watch the third period of Game 5 when the Rangers were down by four goals, New York head coach John Tortorella got into a verbal confrontation with a fan behind the bench and then throwing a green water bottle at the fan. For his actions, the NHL has suspended him for one game. Makes sense. Because if players take a swipe at an unsuspecting opponent, they get a few minutes in the box. But throwing a water bottle at a fan because he was being antagonistic calls for an immediate one game suspension. Though, I guess I understand the NHL in this case. Fighting with a fan is never a good idea and the NHL needs to keep every fan they can get.

MLB Attendance Study (Day 6):

Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres (Petco Park)
Attendance: 41,665

San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field)
Attendance: 37,253

Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies (Coors Field)
Attendance: 31,476

Philadelphia Phillies at Florida Marlins (Dolphin Stadium)
Attendance: 26,412

Milwaukee Brewers at Houston Astros (Minute Maid Park)
Attendance: 31,335

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals (Busch Stadium)
Attendance: 46,707

Washington Nationals at New York Mets (Citi Field)
Attendance: 39,960

Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds (Great American Ballpark)
Attendance: 33,015

Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics (McAfee Coliseum)
Attendance: 15,432

New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox (Fenway Park)
Attendance: 37,699

Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles (Oriole Park at Camden Yards)
Attendance: 41,160

Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox (U.S. Cellular Field)
Attendance: 30,383

Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians (Progressive Field)
Attendance: 23,186

Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals (Kauffman Stadium)
Attendance: 37,647

Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Angel Stadium)
Attendance: 43,542

Average: 34,459.47