Monday, May 08, 2006

Red Sox-Yankees (May 9, 10, & 11)

Get it up. Red Sox vs. Yankees, 2006, Part II. After playing only one game in Boston last week, the Red Sox and Yankees renew the greatest rivalry in sports tomorrow night in the Bronx. In the opener, Josh Beckett (3-1, 4.86) returns to Yankee Stadium for the first time since winning Game 6 of the 2003 World Series and the '03 World Series MVP as a member of the Florida Marlins. He will be opposed by the Big Unit, Randy Johnson (5-2, 5.02) in what looks like a terrific pitching matchup. In the middle game of the three game set, Curt Schilling (5-1, 3.02) squares off with Mike Mussina (5-1, 2.35) in another great pitching matchup. Schill and Moose are both early season favorites for the A.L. Cy Young Award, a trophy that neither hurler has ever won. In Thursday's finale, Tim Wakefield (2-4, 3.97) faces Shawn Chacon (4-1, 3.94). If Wake had gotten a few more runs in his support, that 2-4 record might just be 4-2.

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