Yankees 10, Red Sox 7
Well it wound up a little more positive than it looked earlier.
Mussina was incredible, Schilling was awful, and the Yankees seemed to have everything go right for them: bloop hits, productive outs, and Matsui on fire. The Sox had everything go wrong, including several defensive miscues, that while not errors, gave the Yankees extra bases.
The Sox rally in the 7th and 8th wasn't enough to win, but it may restore some confidence in the team, especially should they find themselves down again.
As much as I prefer the Boston rotation to New York's, if Curt Schilling is unable to perform up to his usual standard in Game 4 or 5, it would almost seem his acquisition last winter was all for naught. Pedro has been owned by the Yankees, and if that trend continues, we're left with Bronson Arroyo, a fine young pitcher but lacking in experience, and the erratic Tim Wakefield.
I think the Sox might well try to bring Schilling back on short rest in Game 4, which would also leave him available for Game 7. Of course, if the ankle is as bad as some think, this move will simply give Schilling the opportunity to lose three games. Given that Terry Francona was signed in large part due to lobbying from Schilling, I wonder whether Terry will be able to tell him no if Curt feels he's ready to go.
If the Pedro of old does not show up tomorrow night, we could have a short, disappointing series.
Mussina was incredible, Schilling was awful, and the Yankees seemed to have everything go right for them: bloop hits, productive outs, and Matsui on fire. The Sox had everything go wrong, including several defensive miscues, that while not errors, gave the Yankees extra bases.
The Sox rally in the 7th and 8th wasn't enough to win, but it may restore some confidence in the team, especially should they find themselves down again.
As much as I prefer the Boston rotation to New York's, if Curt Schilling is unable to perform up to his usual standard in Game 4 or 5, it would almost seem his acquisition last winter was all for naught. Pedro has been owned by the Yankees, and if that trend continues, we're left with Bronson Arroyo, a fine young pitcher but lacking in experience, and the erratic Tim Wakefield.
I think the Sox might well try to bring Schilling back on short rest in Game 4, which would also leave him available for Game 7. Of course, if the ankle is as bad as some think, this move will simply give Schilling the opportunity to lose three games. Given that Terry Francona was signed in large part due to lobbying from Schilling, I wonder whether Terry will be able to tell him no if Curt feels he's ready to go.
If the Pedro of old does not show up tomorrow night, we could have a short, disappointing series.
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