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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So how is Gordon going to lose this game? I'm betting he'll give up a gopher.
Gordon rocks! Eight pitches, three outs.
I NEED SLEEP
That's the most impressive performance I've seen Gordon make all year. He's ON tonight!
I'd be happy to eat my words. That was his best inning of the post season -- he's been very shaky up to now.
You say that now, sister, just you wait.
We had better tack on some runs against Embree.
Btw, I'm still wiped out by that traumatic 9th.
Where's the lumber?? (just don't ask Cairo or Posada)
And miss the festivities??
we need a run, he won't last long.
'bout time.
Oh ye of little faith...
jeter has got to bunt.
Cairo on first - of course I'm staying up!
He heard me.
Will the captain sacrifice?
Just you wait.
Nice call!
Time for A-Rod to put this into the street.
Considering the captain can't hit, the captain damn well better sacrifice.
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