Casual Friday: First Week Of The Show

The Yankees are all about the pinstripes, in every sense of the word. The rest of MLB is more casual. Today I start a season-long Friday series called Casual Friday, in which I take a quick look around the rest of Major League Baseball.* The Rangers swept the Indians this week, beating both Cliff Lee and Carl Pavano in the process. Beating Pavano doesn't say a lot. Beating Cliff Lee might not being saying much either. After not doing much during his career, Lee had a breakout year last year, winning the Cy Young Award. He had a terrible Spring Training this year and bombed in his first start this week. Could we be looking at a One-Year-Wonder here?* It was business as usual for Kyle Farnsworth this week. He failed to hold a lead for his new team, the Royals. Yes, it was only the first game. But given his history, it would seem hard for the Royals and their fans to say that and to really feel optimistic about the rest of Farnsworth's tenure with the team.* Ichiro was cleared ...