Even the 1927 Yankees would be impressed
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Four hours and twenty minutes later the latest rendering of the Boston Massacre mercifully came to an end. Never in Bostonâs history had they been so shabbily treated by an opponent in the playoffs.
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Randy Johnson thinks it was a step in the right direction. Yankees manager Joe Torre figures it could be a whole lot more.
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The pieces had fallen into place perfectly for the Yankees. Orlando HernÃ¡ndez, who had not only been a perfect 5-0 for the team, but also good enough that the Yankees were
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As much as the final score will be remembered, so, too, will the way the Giants managed to win a game that few expected them to even play.
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There appear to be few, if any, limits to what the Yankees can afford, the reason they can add Randy Johnson and perhaps Carlos Beltran to their firmament of stars. Then again, money is no object when you play in a city where apartments sell for &#36;44 million, nursery schools can command &#36;24,000, and dinner for two at a top restaurant can cost &#36;1,000.
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That&#39;s more than any other baseball player except Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron. Pretty good company there. It was an accomplishment to be celebrated, and in San Francisco, they did.
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The lineup the New York Yankees put out against the Baltimore Orioles was so good that the player with the second-best average in the AL was batting ninth. Was it any wonder they scored 16 runs?
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The Yankees introduced a towering starting pitcher on Wednesday, though it was not the one that the baseball world had been waiting to see.
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For a team still well under .500, at 25-31, the Yankees enjoyed a rare game this season: one with timely hitting, shutdown pitching and crisp defense. The rookie Tyler Clippa
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There was a breakdown in the cosmic order Wednesday night. At least that's how it felt to Yankees fans.
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For one glorious summer, Mark McGwire was bigger than baseball itself. America stopped to watch each time he came to the plate, and cheered every time he sent a ball into orbit. He could do no wrong, it seemed. Surely he would be a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame someday.
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It seems the Yankees have the Mets to thank for the big, overhand left thatâs coming head-on at them tonight in Game 1 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium.
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Perhaps after dramatically beating the Yankees, the Red Sox have taught Boston simply to love baseball again.
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What a difference a week makes. Two debates. Two games. Two wins. The Yankees sure are looking tough. A week ago the Boston Red Sox looked like world beaters, or at least Yankee-beaters.
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A date with the Red Sox is within reach for the Yankees, who defeated the Minnesota Twins, 8-4, on Friday night at the Metrodome.
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The New York Yankees celebrated in the dugout as if they'd just clinched a playoff berth. In a way, they've done everything but.
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BOSTON -- So powerful, so profound was Yankees 19, Red Sox 8 on Saturday night and Sunday morning, connoisseurs of Red Sox despair might lie awake at night trying to choose a most memorable aspect.