Red Sox?
It really doesn't matter.
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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(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
Wish Lowe was still here.
It really doesn't matter.
Yanks up 1-zip on Damon lead off triple and Jeter single.
two men on no out - Giambi up.
Who's on first and how did they get there?
I saw Jeter's single and Giambi's out but missed the in-between.
The team that scores first more often than not wins the game. Of course any shutout fills up this stat a lot. :)
Abreu singled
Nevermind, just heard Bobby is on first.
Nice pop up.
2 outs - Cano up
ground out. Middle of 1rst - Yankees 1 - Red Sox - 0
1 out double for l.
- C. Crisp grounded bunt out to pitcher
- M. Loretta doubled to left
- D. Ortiz flied out to left
2 outs
Just wait.
Where's the "Resilient Yankees Just Won't Go Away Headline"? We've been without two of our major contributors (some would argue 4) for the majority of the season! Yet we're still in 1st place!
Not with your rookie LHP on the DL....
He's freakin scary!!!
Who pi$$ed in your cornflakes this morning?
- forgot the :-)
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