Did the opening series versus Yankees tell us anything?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!

First of all, why would the MLB schedule makers have a Red Sox - Yankee series to kick off the season? I went to both Sunday's opener and Tuesday night's game and the electricity that was in the air on Sunday night was simply because it was the opener. The Sox could have been playing the Connecticut Tigers and it would have been just as loud. Neil Diamond, Steven Tyler, a 5 year old yelling "screw 'em", and Pedro will do that to a sell out crowd.

Tuesday's game did not feel like a typical rivalry game. Seemed like a waste of guaranteed buzz to me.

The series itself told of us very little.

• David Ortiz's 0 for 7 start means nothing. These sportswriters need to find other things to write about.
• Joba Chamberlain had one good outing and one bad. Sounds like a typical reliever.
• Curtis Granderson is not the next Willie Mays, Bernie Williams or even Melky Cabrera.
• JD Drew is not going to be replaced by Josh Reddick.
• Josh Beckett is going to be fine. Signing him for four additional years is good, smart business.
• The Sox offense will be fine. There is far more balance this year than since Manny left a year and a half ago. Mike Cameron, Marco Scutaro and Adrian Beltre combined are a better trio than Jason Bay, Julio Lugo and Mike Lowell.
• Scutaro's error on Tuesday does not make run prevention a failed experiment like the 2003's closer by committee.

Keep faith Sox fans and don't overreact Yankee followers, there is a long way to go. The 2009 Sox taught us that after the eight consecutive victories to open the rivalry.