Yankees win 9th straight (have cut Red Sox 14.5 game lead in half in just 2 weeks)

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[John Cena]

Don't look now, Boston. But the Yankees are tightening that nuce bit by bit. They've been hitting all year long, but they finally have been starting to get the pitching to match. They finally got a solid starting pitcher roatation with Wang, Mussina, Pettite, Clemens, and Clippard (who's still a bit iffy but is capable of pitching well). Hopefully they can keep this momentum going for as long as possible.

[RabidBartender]

The question may come to pass:

“Where were you in the summer of 1978?”

[dfwgator]

Bucky Dent....please answer the white courtesy phone.

[John Cena]

“Where were you in the summer of 1978?”

In my crib wearing diapers

[RabidBartender]

I wonder if there will be a catchphrase in October: “Hideki f____ing Matsui”.

Doesn’t have the same ring as “Bucky f___ing Dent” though.

[Psalm 73]

"Don't look now, Boston...."

It's the ebb and flow of a 162-game season. I never thought that the Bosox would go 140-22.
Sox will pick it back up, and the Yanks will take a dive here and there - in the end Boston wins the Division by four games.

[thegreatbeast]

This is just in line with the Sox’s historical pattern. Lead the league until around July 4th and then, inexorably, shite the bed.

[Mr. Mojo]

The Yanks were also 8.5 games back in the Wild Card race a couple weeks ago.

They're now 3.5 back.

But Yanks don't need to think WC -- they'll win their 10th straight division title.

[RabidBartender]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6872490

[TBP]

What is that that the Red Sox are hearing behind them?

If the Yankees continue to cut the lead at the same pace, they will pass the Red Sox on July 4.

[cripplecreek]

As a Tiger fan I can only say that a winning streak can become a losing streak in a big hurry and it ain’t over till it’s over.

In any case, Good luck Yankee fans.

[#1CTYankee]

The Yankees pitching will be their downfall, the Sox will come back around and ultimately win the East (Barring injuries) The Yanks relief pitching sucks.

[Mr. Mojo]

The Yanks relief pitching sucks.

Mo Rivera is getting back to his usual (virtually unhittable) form, but the rest of the relief corp is shaky at best. The Boss will sign some help before the trading deadline, of that we can be sure.

[RabidBartender]

They’ll likely buy Linebrink from the Padres or Fuentes from the Rockies, depending on when those two teams start floundering.

[giobruno]

I’m a big Yankee fan, but I don’t think the Sox will fold, their pitching is too solid. The Yanks have a good WC shot, however, especially with Hughes and Giambi coming back from injury. With a healthy front rotation, the strain on the pen will be reduced. Go Yanks!

[John Cena]

Last year, the Sox were something like 6 and a half games up at the All-Star break and wound up finishing 11 games behind the Yankees and missing the playoffs all together. I’m not saying that’s what’s going to happen this year. But it’s certainly not out of the question.

[Jemian]

FYI, as if you didn’t know this already.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

So I guess getting swept by the Angels kind awoke them up?

[xp38]

[#1CTYankee]

"Mo Rivera is getting back to his usual (virtually unhittable) form, but the rest of the relief corp is shaky at best."

Mo ain't no kid, his early problems were related to not having opportunities to close, if the Yankee starting pitches falters middle relief will come in Not good for Mo or the Yanks. How fitting their other relievers suck so bad and one of them is named Procter.