The Florida Marlins aren't used to much attention. The New York Yankees changed all that Saturday night. Land Shark Stadium's perpetually empty seats hosted a crowd of 46,427 raucous partisans. "Let's go Yankees" chants provided the soundtrack. "You really feel like you're in the Bronx, except it's hotter."--(Kay/YES.)
An epic mound match up provided quality entertainment. A.J. Burnett strutted his stellar stuff, whiffing 8 Marlins in 6 1/3 innings, while reminding us why management spent $85 million on an intriguing wild card.
Florida's featured phenom, Josh Johnson, flourishes in the anonymity of Marlin's baseball. Hysterical hype is a distraction left for the big-market teams. The focus is on the field in South Florida and Johnson delivers.
The Yankees take the short end of the stick in a 2-1 loss. Johnny Damon's latest defensive gaffe is the difference. Josh Johnson runs his record to 7-1 while lowering his ERA to 2.66. (Hopefully, Joba Chamberlain was watching.)
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