In the first inning, the Yankees have already taken a 2-0 lead against the Anaheim Angels. They are off to a good start thanks to their amazing one-two punch in Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon.

After Jeter and Damon both reached safely, thanks to two nice base hits, Alex Rodriguez was able to score Jeter on a sacrafice fly to deep center. The next hitter, Hideki Matsui was able to score Damon thanks to a communication error by Angel’s third baseman Chone Figgins and shortstop Erick Aybar. Matsui hit a soaring fly ball in the direction of the two Angel infielders. To put it simply, they both thought the other was going to catch the routine flyball. Either way, it led to a Yankees 2-0 lead.

So this should be one of the most interesting series of the post season. Personally, I think that this series is the series that really matters. I mean, let’s face it, the National League is flat out boring. Nobody that is a true baseball fan like to watch pitchers hit. That is worse than kissing your sister if you ask me.

If the Yankees 1-4 hitters can hit for better than .275 each game, they will have no problem getting the job done against the Angels, however, if they can’t come through, this could go to the Angels. Either way, I feel that the Yankees pitching will show up to play and will not disappoint in the postseason.

Many Yankee fans think that if the weather is rough, it will favor the Yankees, and I couldn’t agree more. When you play in a colder environment, it is the small ball that wins games. When it comes to small ball, the Yankees are probably the best. True, they like to swing for the fence, but they also know when to lay down the bunt or hit a sacrafice fly. Let the rain pour, baby!! The Yanks will not lose when their is bad weather. Mark my words.

Mariano Rivera

Okay, so it isn’t really a secret, but it is the reason that the New York Yankees will win the World Series this year: Mariano Rivera.

He is absolutely lights out and will win a couple of games by himself. Yeah the team will put up some runs, but there will definitely be a few one run games heading into the ninth and you can bet that Joe Girardi and the Yanks will turn to Rivera to get them the win.