Posted on 10/17/2004 3:49:35 PM PDT by Neets
Yankees look for sweep; Astros try to pull even
October 17, 2004 BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - After a record-breaking rout against the Boston Red Sox in Game Three, the New York Yankees are on the verge of their 40th World Series appearance.
The Yankees - and the two teams combined - set a League Championship Series record for runs scored in a 19-8 rout of the Red Sox on Saturday, taking a three games to none lead. Of the 25 instances when a team has taken such a best-of-seven series lead previously, it has closed out the series in four games 20 times.
The chances of New York advancing to the World Series for the seventh time in nine years are very good considering no baseball team has ever come back from a three-game playoff series deficit. New York will give the ball to Orlando Hernandez, who jumped out to an 8-0 start this year before shoulder problems resulted in a finish of 0-2 with an 8.03 ERA. In his one start against Boston this season, "El Duque" pitched just three innings due to a rain delay.
Boston will pin its survival hopes on 14-game winner Derek Lowe, who was moved up from a potential Game Five start after the Red Sox used scheduled Game Four starter Tim Wakefield out of the bullpen Saturday. Lowe has a career 3.50 ERA in the postseason but was saddled with a 9.28 ERA against New York during the regular season.
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NOW BASES LOADED!
4 NY
4 BOS
Bot 9th/2 outs/bases loaded
Oh what a nightmare. Bases loaded. Just shoot me.
Bases loaded...for David Ortiz...
Ticket holders for rained out game 3? get ready--your tix will be honored tomorrow...
Tessie, Nuff Ced McGreevy shouted
We're not here to mess around
Boston, you know we love you madly
Hear the crowd roar to your sound
Don't blame us if we ever doubt you
You know we couldn't live without you
Boston, you are the only, only, only
Don't blame us if we ever doubt you
You know we couldn't live without you
Red Sox, you are the only, only, only
Why should they give up? If they don't do it now, they'll never do it.
if we get there, and we would have to score in the 10th, because Mo is coming out if the score is still tied.
We'll have a game tommorow night. Ortiz will put the ball in play and drive one in.
Just surprised they'd risk the first out on a steal. Good move.
YES!!!!
extra innings--we'll take it
Ortiz pops up. X-tra innings.
4 NY
4 BOS
End of 9th
Or maybe not, thank God.
Looks like it's going to all on Flash.
scratching out a run in the 10th against Gordon will be much easier. the yankess have to score here in the 10th to win it.
Now, who the hell is Francona going to throw out there? Foulke has already thrown three innings.
Damn, I want the Yanks to win it tonight.
Funny what you notice with no sound...yawning fans...people on cell phones...IN THE MIDDLE OF BOSTON'S ALMOST WINNING!
Me too. Yikes!
Let's just call this a draw, play best of eight, and let the original game 3 ticket-holders have their game. ;-)
We're talking Boston fans here. They're all waiting for something awful to happen.
Would've been hilarious had that stolen base was a failure.
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