In case you didn’t notice, this past weekend the Yankees completed their first 5-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox in 63 years. One article points out that “the Red Sox hadn’t been swept in a five-game series since the Cleveland Indians did it in 1954.”
At Sportsline.com, Scott Miller has written a very entertaining read about the patience of Yankee batters at the plate and the toll it took on the Boston Red Sox pitching. A few choice quotes:
Their first four hitters — Damon, Derek Jeter, Abreu and Jason Giambi — are more patient than a mother of 12. This might be the statistic of the year: In Friday’s doubleheader, Damon and Abreu combined to see 98 pitches. Ninety-eight! Two guys!
… Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina could go out to lunch during one of Abreu’s at-bats and be back before it finished. Guys could retreat to the clubhouse for a shower and a shave. They could slip a nap in while Abreu is at the plate.
It was like standing in line at the DMV.
1Mark IV on Aug 22, 2006 at 6:53 am:
Congratulations on your Yankees, Danithew.
This 5 game sweep, combined with the 3 game sweep the Sox experienced two weeks ago at the hands of the mighty KC Royals, tells me that the AL East race is pretty much over.