Former Zag a star for the Red Sox

Sweeping the Yankees is like bringing home a girl from the bar. The next day you're all giddy around your friends, you've got an extra hop in your step and people high five you and congratulate you.

That is, of course, if the girl is cute.

Now, the Red Sox have struggled through their share of injuries, and seem to be coming out just fine. That just goes to show you the kind of depth this team has - Dice K isn't pitching right now, Youk's missed some games due to a sore back, Smoltz isn't even pitching yet and there's a lot of other dings and scraps affecting the team.

And then factor in that Big Papi is more like Big Sacrifice Fly or Big Double (Which, I don't care, I still love the guy), Beckett and Lester have had less than stellar starts to the season, Brad Penny is quickly pitching himself into AAA, the shortstop position is a big gaping hole in the lineup for the Sox (With 63-year old Julio Lugo and his magical glove) and Varitek is flirting with the medoza line - everything so far this season has been very impressive for the Sox, hand down.

One of those keys to the Red Sox sucess so far has been Jason Bay. The Trail, B.C. native and former Gonzaga Bulldog has been money for Boston so far this year. He leads the team with seven home runs and has provided some very clutch at-bats. 

And here's the difference between Bay and the so-called sluggers in the Yankees' lineup. When Bay gets up to bat and there's runners on base, he can hit a home run that changes the makeup of the game and breaks it wide open for the Sox. Sure the Bronx Bombers will get their home runs, but they have a knack for solo shots, and striking out with runners on when they need a couple runs in the later part of the game. COUGH COUGH A-ROD COUGH COUGH!

Bay's quickly making us forget about Manny Ramirez, and lets hope the team can lock him down with a longer contract.