Matsuzaka (13-10) vs Pettitte (11-7) Beckett (16-5) vs Clemens (5-5) Schilling (8-5) vs Wang (14-6) Sox have the pitching advantage in the first two games on paper, Yankees have it in the last. I honestly think if the Sox win 2 of 3 in this series the division is all but over. Should be a good series.
The way Pettitte has been pitching, I'd say the Yanks have a slight advantage in the first game. 3.69 ERA for Pettitte vs. 3.76 for Matsuzaka. (And it's 2.06 vs. 3.81 in August.) Dice-K has faced, TB, TB, Baltimore, and Seattle during that August span, while Pettitte has faced Detroit, LA, Cleveland, Toronto and the ChiSox. Should be a good series, though. The Yanks haven't had any problems knocking around TEH TREE ACES! of Boston.
although dice k is 2-0 vs. the yanks the yanks have hit him hard.. i think the yanks have the advantage in pitching.. important series..
first game is a toss-up, second game is clear advantage Red Sox, third game is clear advantage Yankees. now we get to see how it actually turns out. yankees basically have to win the series if they want to stay in the AL East race
Actually, I'd be fine with that too. That would mean the Sox would still have at LEAST a 6 game lead after the series, depending on today's Yankee game it could be 7. Even if they get swept, they would still have the biggest lead in the AL, second biggest in baseball. The division is over.
You're joking, right? Even though you got the best possible individual match-ups, Matsuzaka = Pettitte Beckett >>>> Clemens Schilling < Wang Boston Bullpen > Yankee Bullpen
overall beckett is better then clemens right now.. but the yanks have had their days when they rock beckett..
Who has said anything on division? 2/3 i'd be happy. Wild Card...Seattle has a brutal stretch to close the season...40 games in 41 days?
division is over. like most have said.. and this boston/yanks series is just another baseball game now.. rivalry out the window the yanks are jus fighting to stay alive in the wild card race (seattle losing 3-0 right now).. yankees/rays and yankee/sox have the same exact meaning right now.. jus f'n win.. this series is lined up nice with pitching..
Jesus Christ, Matsuzaka's getting squeezed big time. I've counted five pitches already that were strikes where the ump got the call wrong.
the yanks continue to hit dice k hard every time they face him.. 2-0 at the end of one.. i will take it..
