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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It's a double-header today ang, must be making up a rainout.
5 games against that team from New England. Time to pull away and put the division away.
You haven't missed much today other than Big Papi sucking it up.
What position is juice boy playing today? I haven't seen him on the field today.
Hey dvl..Is Jeter a man or a women.?
Juice-Boy is a DH..he gained so much 'fat' he couldn't play any position.
PS- Bawsont fans are an ornery bunch who are mad their best player can't CATCH a baseball.
Don't get sucked into their miserable Lib-State ways ;)
Oh goodness I have to get the wine ready for tonight.
You bet! There will be alot to toast when they are up 3-1/2 games going into Saturday.
Actually, Ortiz plays a fine 1st base.
LOL
I don't celebrate until the end of season. Redsox do not go away easily. Did Manny take a bath?
That's the funniest post of this thread...ROFLMAO.
Next you will tell me he doesn't look like Shrek.
- J. Damon grounded out to second
- D. Jeter grounded out to shortstop
- B. Abreu doubled to left
- J. Giambi walked
2 men on, 2 out and A-Rod up.
No, unfortunately he still has the "Pigpen" cloud of dirt following him wherever he goes.
That Wild Card position is slipping away...
Nice inside pitch from Seanez to Gay Rod.
A-Rod won't charge the mound though. Seanez would have taken him down and beaten his ass.
Hah....The Yankees should have signed Manny back in 2001 when they had the chance.
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