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Anarkali

I finally found the Anarkali music video! (Streaming but it'll do for now).

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Charlie Sheen Speaks out About 9/11

The rivalry, by the numbers: 2002-05

By Stan McNeal - SportingNews

Stan Mcneal
SportingNews.com

Overall: 45-45

Stats Red Sox Yankees
BA .275 .257
OBP .344 .338
Runs 484 454
HRs 124 110
ERA 4.64 5.02
Home 24-21 24-21

2006 schedule
at Boston May 1-2
at New York May 9-11
at Boston May 22-24
at New York June 5-8
at Boston August 18-21
at New York September 15-17

  • Derek Jeter leads all players by playing in 88 of the 90 games. Johnny Damon has played in 86 -- but those, of course, were for the Red Sox. Manny Ramirez has played in 80. His 20 home runs are the most by a player on either team.
  • David Ortiz leads all players with 61 RBIs, though he didn't join the Red Sox until '03.
  • Randy Johnson was 5-0 in six starts against the Sox last year.
  • Since '02, Mariano Rivera has blown nine save opportunities against the Red Sox. He has not blown more than two against any other team.
  • Since '02, the Yankees have a losing record (including the playoffs) against only one American League team: the Angels (22-25). The Red Sox have a losing record against two AL teams: the Twins (11-13) and the White Sox (15-16).
  • Entering the week, the Yanks were 147-82 against the rest of the East since '02, and the Red Sox were 147-90.

    2006: What has gone right

    Red Sox: The top of the rotation has been healthy and, not coincidentally, dominating. Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett were 7-0 combined, and both had ERAs under 2.60. The Red Sox have been better at finishing games. Rookie Jonathan Papelbon, taking over the closer job from Keith Foulke, did not allow a run in his first 10 1/3 innings and was a perfect 7-for-7 in save chances.

    Yankees: The offense has been potent. After three weeks, the team was fourth in the AL in runs scored and ranked in the top five in home runs and batting average. Jason Giambi is producing as he did when he was using steroids. He began the week second in the AL in on-base percentage and led the Yankees in homers and slugging percentage.

    What has gone wrong

    Red Sox: With Damon gone, Manny Ramirez has assumed the club lead for longest locks, but they've done nothing for his power. He didn't get his first extra-base hit until he had a double in Game 14. He finally homered twice in Game 17.

    Yankees: Though Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina have been almost as good as Schilling and Beckett, the rest of the rotation has been shaky. Chien-Ming Wang, Jaret Wright and Shawn Chacon had two quality starts among them through their first eight starts. Giambi's defense was so lacking that the Yankees signed Tigers castoff Carlos Pena to play first.

    Lineup changes

    Except for their new leadoff hitter, the Yankees are fielding a lineup that is much like last year's. The Red Sox, however, overhauled their infield in addition to replacing Damon. There's a chance Damon's replacement, Coco Crisp, could be recovered from a broken knuckle on his left index finger in time for the team's first series at Yankee Stadium.

    Starting lineups for the clubs' first meeting in 2005

    Red Sox
    Johnny Damon CF
    Edgar Renteria SS
    Manny Ramirez LF
    David Ortiz DH
    Kevin Millar 1B
    Jason Varitek C
    Jay Payton RF
    Bill Mueller 3B
    Mark Bellhorn 2B
    David Wells P

    Yankees Derek Jeter SS
    Alex Rodriguez 3B
    Gary Sheffield RF
    Ruben Sierra DH
    Hideki Matsui LF
    Jorge Posada C
    Jason Giambi 1B
    Bernie Williams CF
    Tony Womack 2B
    Randy Johnson P

    Lightning A-Rod

    The Yankees may be Derek Jeter's team, but Alex Rodriguez is the man who moves their W-L meter. In their first eight victories, the Yankees averaged 9.1 runs and A-Rod hit .467 (14-for-30) with four homers and nine RBIs. In their first eight losses, A-Rod hit .156 (5-for-32) with four RBIs and the Yankees averaged 3.3 runs.

    Stan McNeal is a managing editor for Sporting News. E-mail him at smcneal@sportingnews.com.

    Updated on Thursday, Apr 27, 2006 12:06 pm EDT

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