<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>BOSTON - Jason Giambi homered twice and drove in five runs, hitting a solo shot to lead off the 10th inning on Sunday night and giving the New York Yankees an 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox that extended their lead in the AL East to a season-high 5 1/2 games. Jorge Posada also homered in the 10th for the Yankees, who have beaten Boston in four straight this weekend and eight of the last nine. A victory on Monday would give New York a five-game sweep and a repeat of the 1978 "Boston Massacre," a four-game September sweep by a combined score of 42-9 that erased the remnants of Boston's 14-game lead in the division.After pounding the Red Sox for 39 runs in the first three games of the series, the Yankees sat back against Curt Schilling before pouncing on the Boston bullpen. New York trailed 5-3 after seven and 5-4 after eight before sending it into extras when Melky Cabrera doubled to lead off the ninth and scored on Derek Jeter's two-out flare to right.Mariano Rivera (5-5) pitched out of a bases-loaded jam after giving up a leadoff double in the ninth to David Ortiz, who hit his major league-leading 44th homer in the fourth. Rivera pitched a scoreless 10th, getting Ortiz to fly out meekly to right to end the game.Craig Hansen (1-1) gave up three runs on three hits while striking out two for Boston.Schilling stopped the Yankees' offensive onslaught, overcoming a 57-minute rain delay to last seven innings and leave with a 5-3 lead. But Mike Timlin and Javier Lopez loaded the bases, and by the time Jonathan Papelbon pitched out of it, Giambi had brought the Yankees within one.Papelbon struck out Robinson Cano and, with the remnants of the sellout crowd standing and cheering, he fanned Posada to end the eighth. The rookie right-hander bounded off the mound, pumping his fist in celebration.But Melky Cabrera doubled to lead off the ninth and took third on a wild pitch. Bernie Williams, pinch-hitting, struck out, and then former Red Sox center fielder Johnny Damon, who was 9-for-18 in the first three games of the series, struck out on three pitches.Jeter looped a flare in front of right fielder Gabe Kapler to tie it.Mike Mussina left because of tightness in his groin after four innings and just 62 pitches with the scored tied 3-3; he is winless in four starts since July 30.</div>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060821/ap_on_...yankees_red_soxthe only bad part for the yankees about this game was mussina leaving, i hope its not to serious.
I watched it, great game. Yankees made a nice comeback. Posada hit a huge clutch homer, just missing the foul pole to put the game away for the Yanks.
Yeah without that homer by posada, the bottom of the 10th would of had more tension to it, but fenway was silent after that homer. Kind of like after the bucky dent homer.
Hey remember that time that Justice said that the Yankees had won like 8 division titles in a row and that they would win again?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Aug 21 2006, 08:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No.And yet nobody notices when the Cubs win in 18 against Houston... :'(</div>Yankees are 74 and 48 and leading the division. The Cubs... 53-70 and 5th in thier division. I think thats why; theres nothing to care about with the Cubs.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pjcolpitts @ Aug 21 2006, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yankees are 74 and 48 and leading the division. The Cubs... 53-70 and 5th in thier division. I think thats why; theres nothing to care about with the Cubs. </div>
yeah, the point is that the cubs game was almost twice as long. who gives a flying F*ck about the yankees/sox? CAN YOU SAY THE MOST BORING OVERRATED "RIVALRY" IN SPORTS?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Aug 21 2006, 08:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>yeah, the point is that the cubs game was almost twice as long. who gives a flying F*ck about the yankees/sox? CAN YOU SAY THE MOST BORING OVERRATED "RIVALRY" IN SPORTS?</div>Yeah, what your saying is so far from the truth, its blasphemy. Its one of greatest rivalries in all of sports. Its probably number 1 or 2 on the list. Right up there with Duke/North Carolina. The Cubs have nothing on either team. Bad pitching, bad hitting, and bad fielding = a bad team. Thats what the Cubs are. Deal with it.
For the cubs to do well next year they need to get someone like bary zito, and some hitters. But the yankees and sox are one of the greatest rivalries in sports, i don't think its boring at all
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Aug 21 2006, 10:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>cubs are actually doing well now. next year, mi compadre. </div>Yeah yeah, that's what Cubs fans have been saying since, well... the early 1900's.
