"Here's the perspective on this small but scintillating segment of the pennant race: The last time the Red Sox left New York, they were four and a half games ahead of the Yankees.
In a little more than two months, the archrivals have experienced a 13-game swing in the standing. Does that have a familiar ring to it?"
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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/02/sp...l/02chass.html