Deja Vu All Over Again - Yanks Close in On Red Sox
It might all be different in a few days, but for now a sports story is being written in the Northeast that is all too familiar to some of us.
What was once a 14 game lead for teh Red Sox over the Yankees is now but four games. And there is a lot of time left to bridge that gap.
Beset by injuries, weak pitching and a little lethargy the Yanks looked dead in the water. Calls were being made for manager Joe Torre's scalp s well as that of GM Brian Cashman.
Healing players, rebounding pitching and a weak part of the schedule have helped propel teh Bronx Bombers. At this writing they look virtually unstoppable.
At the same time, The Red Sox have faltered. Amazingly, it has spread to star Erelief pitcher, Eric Gagne, a recent acquisition who has blown two recebt games for the Sox.
More ominously for Boston fans, the whole thing is starting to take on the nightmarish look of "been there, done there". Most easily remember 1978 when the UYanks came back from 14 1/2 out thanks to a calm manager following Billy Martin's firing and a NY newspaper strike (Yes, there was Bucky Dent too).
There are a score of other years (i.e. 1949). Will this be another ?
Red Sox fans are hopeful that a World Series title for them changed much of that late season negative karma. But as of this morning the vibes ain't good -w hich is good news on the sidewalks of New York and the board rooms of Tampa.
What was once a 14 game lead for teh Red Sox over the Yankees is now but four games. And there is a lot of time left to bridge that gap.
Beset by injuries, weak pitching and a little lethargy the Yanks looked dead in the water. Calls were being made for manager Joe Torre's scalp s well as that of GM Brian Cashman.
Healing players, rebounding pitching and a weak part of the schedule have helped propel teh Bronx Bombers. At this writing they look virtually unstoppable.
At the same time, The Red Sox have faltered. Amazingly, it has spread to star Erelief pitcher, Eric Gagne, a recent acquisition who has blown two recebt games for the Sox.
More ominously for Boston fans, the whole thing is starting to take on the nightmarish look of "been there, done there". Most easily remember 1978 when the UYanks came back from 14 1/2 out thanks to a calm manager following Billy Martin's firing and a NY newspaper strike (Yes, there was Bucky Dent too).
There are a score of other years (i.e. 1949). Will this be another ?
Red Sox fans are hopeful that a World Series title for them changed much of that late season negative karma. But as of this morning the vibes ain't good -w hich is good news on the sidewalks of New York and the board rooms of Tampa.
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