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ALDS
New York Yankees Over Minnesota Twins in 3
Boston Red Sox over LA Angels in 4
NLDS
St. Louis Cardinals over LA Dodgers in 4
Philadelphia Phillies over Colorado Rockies in 5
ALCS
NY Yankees over Boston Red Sox in 6
NLCS
St. Louis Cardinals over Philadelphia Phillies in 7
World Series
NY Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals in 5
Filed under: Baseball | Tags: A.J. Burnett, Alex Rodriguez, American League East, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, MLB, New York Yankees
When the regular season ends, the Yankees and the Red Sox will have played each other eighteen times. The first eight saw Boston sweep two three-game series and win another two in a two game series. The most famous and continuously important rivalry in baseball seemed to have fallen flat on its face, until this past Thursday that is.
A.J. and C.C.: Proving their worth in the only series that matters to Yankees fans
The Yankees came into Thursday with a fourteen and five record after the All-Star Game, in which the American League continued its recent dominance over the National League and secured home-field advantage for the AL champions in this year’s World Series. This strong start to the second half of the season also included sweeps of the AL Central leading Detroit Tigers and division rivals the Baltimore Orioles. The Red Sox on the other hand, came into Thursday with a dismal record of eight and ten since the All-Star break.
In the first game, the sellout crowd watched as the Yankees put what looked like the last nail in the coffin for the very strong career of Starter turned reliever turned started John Smoltz. After a year away from baseball due to injury and a slow recovery, the 42 year old Smoltz has failed to impress for Boston this year, his first not as an Atlanta Brave. With his ERA a whopping 8.33 and his record a weak two and five on a top five team in baseball, the pitcher has been designated to AAA Pawtucket of the International League. (more…)
