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

I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to too.

Title: Mitch Hedberg joke.

As a New York sports fan, this weekend was filled with mixed emotions. The Yankees were humiliated by the Red Sox in a sweep. The Jets drafted a potential franchise quarterback in Mark Sanchez. And the Rangers have been pushed to the brink by the Washington Capitals. A lot of ups and downs. Mostly downs though. The beating the Yankees took over the past three days was historic. Up by two runs in the ninth with two outs on Friday, Jason Bay added another gut-wrenching moment to "Mariano Rivera's Greatest Hits Against the Red Sox" by hitting a two-run home run. Then, in the eleventh, Kevin Youkilis and his goatee hit a walk-off against Damaso Marte. On Saturday, Jason Varitek hit a grand slam off A.J. Burnett and Boston put up a bunch of crooked numbers on the board, ultimately defeating the Yankees 16-11. To complete the sweep, Jacoby Ellsbury stole home off Andy Pettitte and New York's offense didn't come out of the locker room. It's Saturday, April 26th. The Yankees record: 9-9. So this is what $200+ million buys you these days. Mediocrity.

Prior to the series against the Washington Capitals, only a small minority gave the Rangers a shot to win. This was the Capitals' series to lose. But when the Rangers took a 2-0 lead, the perception changed. New York had shown to take advantage on power plays and contain Ovechkin with solid defense and Lundqvist between the pipes. But now, the Rangers are facing a Game Seven in Washington for a shot to play the Bruins in the second round. It's always nice to say that, "Well, this shouldn't even have been a series. We should be happy with a Game Seven", but it's the wrong attitude. When a team takes a 2-0 lead, expectations change . A game seven is a disappointment for the Rangers now. However, this is what faces them on Tuesday at 7:00ET. It's time to adjust those expectations again.

I have already stated my feelings regarding the Mark Sanchez pick (see below) for the Jets. So far this off-season, new head coach Rex Ryan and general manager Mike Tannenbaum have added key free agents Bart Scott and Jim Leonhard, and traded for pro bowl wide receiver Lito Sheppard. What was missing? A quarterback. Kellen Clemens has had a limited amount of career starts, so it is difficult to get a gauge on his skill set. But with the selection of Mark Sanchez, it became clear what the Jets think about Kellen Clemens. My only thoughts are, if this is their direction, don't let Sanchez ride the pine long. Because before you know it, Kellen Clemens wins the quarterback job, performs exceptionally but not well enough to make the playoffs, and then the whole Jet organization has no idea what to do next. "Do we keep him? Do we trade him? What about Sanchez? Where am I?" Quarterback controversies are never a good thing.

Okay, I'll admit it, I'm lazy. This whole attendance thing is a lot of work. Well, not really. Just really tedious. I have to go to ESPN.com, go to the MLB Scoreboard, find the attendance for each game, and write them up here. I just don't have all that time. I have more pressing things to attend to, such as watching Celebrity Apprentice. That being said, I will provide the link to the attendance figures for the days games and give the average for the day. Deal? Sounds good. I'll think of something else to post about on a daily basis and isn't that difficult.

Saturday, April 26th 2009 (MLB Scores)

Average Attendance: 29,673