New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter snares a ground ball off the bat of Boston Red Sox's Alex Gonzalez during the fourth inning of major league baseball at Fenway Park in Boston Friday, Aug. 18, 2006. Jeter threw out Gonzalez on the play.
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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Hinske dangit.
Another double for the kid.
Did I count wrong, or is this kid three for three today? What a Red Sox debut---rivals Kapler's debut vs. the Marlins a few years ago.
He's obviously a Clinton fan...
Hinske with yet another double
"What a Red Sox debut"
Gotta love it.
Yanks 4 - BoSox 3
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter snares a ground ball off the bat of Boston Red Sox's Alex Gonzalez during the fourth inning of major league baseball at Fenway Park in Boston Friday, Aug. 18, 2006. Jeter threw out Gonzalez on the play.
Yanks 5 - BoSox 3
Yanks 6 - BoSox 3
Yanks 8 - BoSox 3
Wow, those Sawx are playing great today! Time to break out that BIG Comeback tape for a good memory, it is going to be this way all weekend.
Believe me...the Red Sawx WILL go away...and very soon.
New York Yankees' Johnny Damon follows through on his two-run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning in the first game of their American League double header baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts August 18, 2006. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)
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None of it would have happened without George.
Hahaha, 0-4 for Papi.
Now he has to go sit down for an hour before he can step on the field again.
Like every other loser not good enough to play the field...LOL
Those clean cut Yanks are so classy compared to the hobo look of the Hippy Sox
Hi
I just found out they are playing now. My schedule says 7PM.
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Ping babe!
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