ALCS Game 4 : Yankees @ Red Sox (Live Thread)

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=mlbplayoffs&prov=st&type=lgns ^ | 17 Oct 04 | YAHOO

[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.

[Neets]

Let the sweep beging

[ProudVet77]

Is it true that they have resurrected Jerry Garcia so the Gratefully Dead can do the National Anthem? Kinda hope the sox win this one. The fans from Fridays game deserve to see a game. (and I'm a Yankee fan).
Guess that makes me a compassionate conservative.

[Neets]

Truth be told, I'd kinda like a BOTOX, errr BoSox win myself....it's too boring other wise,

[flashbunny]

I want to BOSOX to go down just so they can be followed by BOTOX in a couple weeks.

[Temple Owl]

If the Sox lose, Kerry will blame Bush.

[Neets]

Hello?? anybody home???

[Neets]

Let the sweep begin.

[XRdsRev]

Kind of ironic that the Yankees are starting a pitcher who escaped from Cuba, while Boston's John Kerry wishes he could live there.

[b4its2late]

Wow. You're starting this?

[rineaux]

Not that I hate the SOX, but this year, since kerry is a fan of the SOX, may the bombers bomb his beanies like W will do him in the election.

As boston goes, so goes kerry.

[b4its2late]

Don't forget M Kehoe.....

[bobzeetwin]

Remember how you felt guilty when you just wished Uncle Yawkey would die and get it over with? I feel that way.

[Neets]

I had him in my mind but he didn't make it to my fingers.

[rineaux]

kerry screams wrong game, wrong time, wrong series.

[Gucho]

"WRAP IT UP TONIGHT BOYS"

[Neets]

I feel your pain.

[Neets]

Well, the Red Sox fans all seem to be elsewhere.

Its a DIRTY JOB, but SOMEONE has got to do it.

[bobzeetwin]

Thanks Bro

[b4its2late]

I'll be in and out tonight, literally and figuratively. I had 6, count them, 6 games today. So, needless to say, I need to shower. Then I need to chill. The couch is looking awfully nice, so I may be more out than in.....

[Neets]

It's Sis, but no problem!!!!!!