Image of Steve Bartman mysteriously appears during BOTOX game.
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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Yeah, remember when he was part of the "Back to back, and belly to belly" calls?
Very bizarre. Another wacky Francona move.
Whew
4 NY
4 BOS
Bot 11th
Nope
We could be in for a long night.
a bad AB for Bernie there.
whew!
the 8,9, and 1 hitters coming up--Mueller, Mientkiewicz,
and Damon, I think.
career 0 for 6 against Leskanic now
Yeah..Lol, just what the h*ll does that mean??
I have to get up for work in five hours. I'm sure I'll be bright eyed and bushy tailed. Sheesh. Is Aaron Boone maybe hiding way down at the end of the bench?
Lame AB by Bernie.
whoooie.. looks like a great game. Is neets still up? call off work tomorrow?
I've got to get up in four hours. What the hell am I still doing up?
If Flash gets the Yankees through this inning, literally there are no arms left for Francona to use in the next inning.
Even Posada can get a hit.
Are they playing tonight? (Why am I always the last to know?)
Except for Wakefield who could go 9.
Is that Bucky Dent?
You really think Francona is going to use Wakefield?
Knuckle or not, he's kinda well done by now.
Time for a frozen pizza and a brew.
How about a Bucky Dent ghost?
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