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That sound you hear? It's the clock...
Published 8/11/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... is plenty of time to make up four games on the Sox. Especially considering they still play them six more times. The catch? The up and down season has the Yanks in a down phase right now, meaning -- let's be honest -- do you think they looked like a playoff team at all against the Angels this weekend? The three-game sweep seems to indicate not. As for AL East chase? That 8.5 game deficit looks pretty insurmountable right now. Never say never, of course, but as GAKIII writes, it's not like the Yanks are moving in the right direction these days . Anyway, at least the team ...

Wakefield Gets Cortisone Shot; Hansack Or Zink On Tuesday
Published 8/11/2008 by redsock (noreply@blogger.com) at The Joy of Sox
... sounds so simple, but it's not that easy.Colon pitched three innings (34 pitches, 27 strikes) for Pawtucket yesterday, allowing three hits and no runs. After the game, he left the team to be with his ailing father in the Dominican Republic. Dustin Pedroia's road hitting streak is at 29 games. The Herald reports that "according to the best research currently available", the club record is Tris Speaker's 32-gamer from June 17 to August 11, 1912. NY Post: "That tick ... tick ... tick ... you hear is the countdown to a Yankee-less ...