Yankees on roll & ready to rock

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Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/25
Published 7/25/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... been Hideki Okajima. He’s strung together a few good outings because he’s not using his splitter anymore, a pitch that teams seem to have figured out. He’s now relying on a curveball to get hitters out. “It’s been my winning pitch lately,” Okajima said. “Everyone’s been sitting on my splitter, everyone knows it, (catcher Jason Varitek) knows it, so I’ve been relying more on my curveball.” The Yankees have been on a roll as of late and are ready for the Red Sox. Tim McCarver ...

Baseball Today: Friday, July 25
Published 7/25/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... since "[the] A's can't hit and the Twins' bowels lock every time they enter Yankee Stadium." Still, the New York Daily News' Anthony McCarron thinks the Yanks are "perhaps playing better than any team in baseball" as they hit Boston. And this, thinks the Post's Mike Vaccaro, is the time for them ...

Showtime in Boston
Published 7/25/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... by talking Yankee sweep, but it's a fun read. He notes the Sox are vulnerable right now. Johnny Damon notes that this series can have implications on who does and does not make the playoffs. Mike Vaccaro thinks ...

Numbers Show Yanks Doing The Right Things Now
Published 7/25/2008 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
Anthony McCarron, of the News, has all the important numbers on the Yankees today: The Yankees, who are now only three games behind both the first-place Rays and the second-place-by-percentage-points Red Sox (56-45), seemingly have cemented their contender status with their postbreak play. Nine games out as recently as July 6, they have won 11 of 14 and are a season-high 11 games over .500. Their second-half ERA of 1.89 is the lowest in baseball, and they have also allowed only 12 walks - the fewest in the majors - in 57 postbreak innings ...

Prepping for Yankees-Red Sox
Published 7/25/2008 by TheHotRead at SmackCaster SmackBlog
Some links to get you primed for the series: New York Post Mike Vaccaro, Papelbon-Rivera, Fear the Fenway flop, Joba New York Daily News Mike Lupica, Ready to rock & roll, Recent history, History of the hatred       ...