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New York sports writers are in shock after the Sox man handled their streaking Bombers this weekend. Very little changed in the standings over the past three days, but you wouldn't know that from some of the articles written. Enjoy the sober thoughts from News Day writer Ken Davidoff.Just as the Red Sox's hopes of a last-place Yankees finish are long behind us, the Yankees can forget about the Red Sox collapsing under the weight of their own curse-breaking. Their recent slide proved nothing more than your standard slump.
"We kind of came in here limping, and they were as hot as can be," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "Hopefully, we can go home and get hot."
They're well on their way. In these last two days, eight Yankees pitchers combined to allow 24 runs and 41 hits to their archrivals, and this morning, the Yankees wake up in third place, behind the Red Sox again.
It's an unlikely turn of results, given the star-crossed way the Yankees defeated Boston on Friday night. But not as unlikely when you consider that the Yankees have offered little to convince us that they have overtaken the defending World Series champions.
They deserve credit for their resurgence of the last month, for not allowing themselves to become the most expensive flop in professional sports history. But really, they essentially beat up on patsies in Oakland, Seattle and Detroit, while showing some grit against the Mets.
"We kind of came in here limping, and they were as hot as can be," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "Hopefully, we can go home and get hot."
They're well on their way. In these last two days, eight Yankees pitchers combined to allow 24 runs and 41 hits to their archrivals, and this morning, the Yankees wake up in third place, behind the Red Sox again.
It's an unlikely turn of results, given the star-crossed way the Yankees defeated Boston on Friday night. But not as unlikely when you consider that the Yankees have offered little to convince us that they have overtaken the defending World Series champions.
They deserve credit for their resurgence of the last month, for not allowing themselves to become the most expensive flop in professional sports history. But really, they essentially beat up on patsies in Oakland, Seattle and Detroit, while showing some grit against the Mets.
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