Oh yeah . . . he so deserved it, too.
Posted on 08/18/2006 8:27:35 AM PDT by Airborne1986
It's now or never for the New York Yankees.
The Yankees open a five-game series at Fenway Park on Friday with their alter egos in the American League East, the Boston Red Sox. Just 1 1/2 games will separate the two teams when that series begins.
Since the All-Star break, the Sox have slipped considerably, going 16-17 with problems surfacing with their starting pitching, relief corps and hitting (with the exception of David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez). The Yankees, meanwhile, seem to have righted themselves after a long year of struggles with injuries and under-producing pitchers such as Randy Johnson. New York has gone 20-12 since the break to move past Boston into first place, a five-game reversal in 31 games.
Yet even with the additions of Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle and the improved pitching of Johnson, the Yankees won't separate themselves from the Red Sox if they don't make a move during this series, because Boston may be the most resilient team in the American League, if not in all of baseball. ...
For all the Red Sox difficulties of late, especially with their pitching, they could be tied for the division lead by Saturday morning if everything goes right and if they continue to play at home the way they have thus far.
That would give the Red Sox the advantage in the series and for the rest of the season. They would have their top three pitchers — Josh Beckett, Curt Schilling and David Wells — going in the final three games against the Yankees, with a chance to turn the tables on them just when much of the world felt New York was ready to assert itself and pull away.
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Oh yeah . . . he so deserved it, too.
Oh, yeah, he's really something.
Is that the Big Oaf who doesn't know how to catch a ball?
What's his name again....Shrek?
LOL...you wish you had him.
Thanks AB, you have a good day too.
It's just fun to mess with the folks from San Fran East ;)
Please don't tell me this is your "A" material . . .
How could Ortiz be the MVP? He doesn't even play the field?
HOLY COW.
"Boston sucks and we are going to whip their ass PING!"
Who was it that had the worst collapse in sport history? Oh yeah, the 2004 Yankees. Game 7 ALCS. After leading 3 games to none, they lost the last 4 straight. The fact is Boston has has won the most recent World Series - so don't get so cocky.
Having said all that, look for a 3-2 split either way. This won't be decided unit late September.
Well, it's true: I used to, but it turns out that we're better off with guys at 3rd or shortstop that can actually catch the ball when it's hit to them.
Sox injuries:
Wakefield
Clement
Wells
Foulke
Nixon
Coco Crisp
Veritek
You are going to have to hang your hat on that for a while.
It's just lucky for NE that the sun even shines on a dog's ass occasionally.
Without a doubt, this is most definitely worse:
BRING EM ON!
I'd hit that.
No man on any winning team contributed more to his team's success than did---than does---Mr. David Ortiz. You could say the same thing about Mariano Rivera for you losers.That's the definition of "most valuable player."
don't wish bad on anyone.. but we (white sox) need every help we can get to beat you guys this year...
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