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Originally posted by Dan_ref
it's not too late to make her a Yankees fan!
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Shyaaah. That might happen. And monkeys might fly outta my butt!
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This better team didn't show up very often against the dreadfully suicidal A's. Maybe they'll arrive soon?
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The pitching on both sides was fantastic in that series. Personally, I think that's what made it such a great, great series. But it meant that neither side was able to generate much offense. The Sox ERA for the series was 2.77, holding the A's to a .213 average!! That's phenomenal. And the A's ERA was 2.75, holding the Sox to a .211 average. The difference was in the slugging. The Sox outslugged the A's .378 to .277 (collecting 68 total bases to the A's 51). So when the Sox
were able to hit the A's pitchers, they made the most of their chances.
By the way, when Nomar recovered the ball in the outfield after the Damon/Jackson collision and threw the runner out at 2nd, did anybody get flashbacks of Jeter's amazing cut-off play (also in Oakland, I think) to nail the runner at home a couple years ago?