RAMIREZ ADDS POP, PAPI GOES FLOP

 
BOSTON - David Ortiz is still an automatic out, it's too bad for the Yankees that Manny Ramirez isn't suffering from the same affliction. It was more Manny Madness for the Yanks yesterday as they watched their feared nemesis sock it to them again... [link]

Tags:

Related Stories
2

The Manny matter

The only question anybody wanted answered after the game was why the Yankees decided to pitch to Manny Ramirez in the sixth inning. Joe Girardi went with what Mike Mussina wanted to do. The Moose was more comfortable going after Manny than facing ...
2

Slugger Ramirez ruins Yankees' strategy | lohud.com | The Journal News

BOSTON - Joe Girardi is a modern baseball manager, his laptop loaded with information about opposing hitters and their every tendency. But he was missing one vital bit of intelligence yesterday: Don't pitch to Manny Ramirez with two runners on and ...
1

Manny being Manny, but Papi is sloppy

David Ortiz, Boston's other big slugger, didn't have nearly as much fun as Manny Ramirez. In fact, Ortiz's day - and his season so far - could be encapsulated by his anemic at-bat in the sixth inning.
48

Report: Yanks unearth BoSox shirt in new stadium

A construction worker and Boston fan working on the concrete crew at the $1.3 billion new Yankee Stadium buried a Red Sox shirt in with the concrete foundation in the hopes of jinxing the Yankees' new home, the New York Post reported.
2

Joe Girardi, Mike Mussina pay price for pitching to Manny Ramirez

DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Updated Saturday, April 12th 2008, 8:19 PM BOSTON - Joe Girardi walked to the pitcher's mound in the sixth inning, preparing to make the biggest decision in his brief tenure as Yankees manager. With two outs, runners at ...
Related Blog Posts
My PinstripesYankees vs. Red Sox - April 12
We have an afternoon affair in Fenway today, Mike Mussina (1-1, 3.09) going up against Josh Beckett (0-1, 9.64). Courtesy of Peter Abraham , here are this afternoon's lineups: YANKEES Johnny Damon LF Melky Cabrera CF Bobby Abreu RF Alex Rodriguez 3B ...
River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees BlogManny Ramirez 1, Joe Girardi 0
Is the honeymoon over? Are we allowed to criticize Joe Girardi yet? Today, I’d like to criticize Girardi. When Mike Mussina and Josh Beckett face off, it’s tough But alas, the Red Sox were able to, as we know, mount a threat. While ...
The LoHud Yankees BlogThe Sunday Links
The Yankees challenged Manny Ramirez yesterday and he made them pay . Sam Borden writes that whether you agree with the decision to pitch to Manny or not you have to respect how Joe Girardi handled the fallout. Former Red Sox fan Phil Hughes ...
Green PinstripesRed Sox Slip Past Yankees
Baseball is a nine inning game, but sometimes it comes down to a series of moments. And the Yankees fell short when that moment arrived. Mike Mussina pitched gallantly but stayed in one batter to long and Manny Ramirez made him pay as he finished with ...
Sox and Pinstripes | Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees ??? The Greatest Rivalry in BaseballGirardi's decision puzzling, but not in Grady Little's leage
Joe Girardi made a mistake. With runners on second and third, two outs and the Yankees clinging to a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth, the Yankees manager opted to have Mike Mussina pitch to Manny Ramirez. It was undoubtedly a puzzling ...
Related News Articles
Ramirez, Beckett lead Red Sox past Yankees, 4-3
* at Boston 4, New York 3: Manny Ramirez hit a two-run double in the sixth inning to give the Red Sox the lead, and Josh Beckett yielded only one questionable hit in the first five innings and five hits in all in 6 2/3 innings. The game was delayed ...
YANKS KO'D BY SOX' 1-2 PUNCH
BOSTON - Mike Mussina and Brian Bruney wanted to go away with sixth-inning pitches to Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis. When those pitches drifted back over the plate the hurlers watched the Yankees' chances of victory evaporate into the moist air...
Ramirez, Papelbon lead Red Sox past Yankees
Manny Ramirez drove in three runs and Jonathan Papelbon delivered a key strikeout of Alex Rodriguez to lead the Boston Red Sox to a clutch 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Manny, Red Sox outlast rain, Yankees 4-3
Manny Ramirez homered and added a two-run double to give the Red Sox the lead, and Josh Beckett rebounded from a bad season debut to lead Boston to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Comfortably dumb
The Yankees were absolutely right to know that getting past David Ortiz would be a breeze yesterday. They could not have been more wrong pressing their luck with Manny...