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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Bring it on. They're going to look like the sore losers they are if they plunk any Yankees and start a fight.
I've been following the Red Sox for almost three decades and I can't remember a collapse like this. A week ago, the expectations were so high after the sweep of the Angels. It was to the point that many Red Sox fans were actually looking past the Yankees to the World Series.
I gave up watching last night after seeing Johnny Damon clipping his toenails in the dugout. I mean, the guy had his shoes off and was just clipping away. For some reason, that just pissed me off (as a fan). I realized at that point that the team had totally lost their focus and was just playing out the string. Also, the manager of the Sox (Terry Francona) has no control. Do you think the Yankees skipper would let his first baseman clip his toenails in the dugout during a game?
At least we have the Patriots. 20 games in a row now, and counting. This team knows how to win and while they aren't blowing anybody out, they stay disciplined and never lose their focus. The Pats came close to losing todays game against the Seahawks but once again, they came up with the big plays to stop them.
Anyway, now that it is over (and there is no way the Red Sox are going to take four straight at this point), I can at least take solace in the fact that the Red Sox are not going to be campaign props for John Kerry anymore.
Checking in, but I may not be on this thread as much as usual tonight. Having problems with one of our computers, so hubby and I are "fighting" over the working one! :-(
The difference between her and Kerry is that the Yankees have never even let her come to the stadium, and David Cone publicly dissed her about her Yankee fan claim. Meanwhile, the Sox ownership not only gives money to Kerry, but had him throw out the first pitch.
I hope the Yankees put away the Red Sox. It will prepare the Bostonians for the big disappointment they will experience the morning of November 3, 2004.
Ugh! How disgusting and unprofessional. You make a very good point here. I have eons more respect for Joe Torre than I do for Francona (even before hearing about this "clipping").
I hate the Yankees.
I hate the Red Sox more.
I want to see everybody from Massachusetts lose this year. Everybody.
Go Yankees. And then I'll root for the National League champion in the Series.
Thank goodness that witch isn't donning her (virtually unused) Yankee cap and pretending to be a fan.
This might be a live thread but the Red Sox aren't.
What are the White Sox? Chopped liver?
"Meanwhile, the Sox ownership not only gives money to Kerry, but had him throw out the first pitch."
Right. And do you know who owns a big chunk of the Sox? The NY Slimes. Some New York newspaper huh.
Lowe's leg just saved a single.
I just knew this was going to happen after game 1. They don't have the intensity they had after the series with the Angels. As for F-n'k, He is no Red Sox fan, just ask MANNY ORTEZ!!
And the Times' coverage of this series is so pro-Boston it's appalling.
Nice.....El Duque getting an early K.
Thanks. Screw You too!
Here for the sweep, hope El Duque holds up...
El Duque with some control problems now -- back to back walks with 2 out.
And less chemically enhanced.
Make that two!
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