Jonny Damon back The White Sox Look Like a Good Fit
With the Evil Empire poised to win its 27th World Series tonight in Philly, tell me what you'll remember most about this Yankees-Phillies matchup.
Cliff Lee's lights-out pitching mastery for the Phils in Game 1? Alex Rodriguez finally shucking the choking-dog label and emerging as Mr. November for the Yankees?
Me, I'll remember Johnny Damon's brilliant base running in the Yankees' 7-4 win in Game 4. Two steals in the ninth inning after a great nine-pitch at-bat and a single off Phillies closer Brad Lidge. He steals second, sees that Philly third baseman Pedro Feliz took the throw (a shift was on for Mark Teixeira) and no one's covering third. So he promptly takes outruns Feliz and steals third.
If the Yankees don't bring Johnny Damon back, the White Sox look like a good fit. They need a leadoff hitter, and while they'd love to sign free agent Chone Figgins and move him to the outfield, he may get too pricy. While Damon has been a No. 2 hitter for the Yankees, he could easily go back to the top spot and give the White Sox some leadoff power.
The Yankees were an unstoppable juggernaut in '98, having won 114 games during the regular season. Nobody told the Padres that, however, who went into the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium with a three-run lead.
Cliff Lee's lights-out pitching mastery for the Phils in Game 1? Alex Rodriguez finally shucking the choking-dog label and emerging as Mr. November for the Yankees?
Me, I'll remember Johnny Damon's brilliant base running in the Yankees' 7-4 win in Game 4. Two steals in the ninth inning after a great nine-pitch at-bat and a single off Phillies closer Brad Lidge. He steals second, sees that Philly third baseman Pedro Feliz took the throw (a shift was on for Mark Teixeira) and no one's covering third. So he promptly takes outruns Feliz and steals third.
If the Yankees don't bring Johnny Damon back, the White Sox look like a good fit. They need a leadoff hitter, and while they'd love to sign free agent Chone Figgins and move him to the outfield, he may get too pricy. While Damon has been a No. 2 hitter for the Yankees, he could easily go back to the top spot and give the White Sox some leadoff power.
The Yankees were an unstoppable juggernaut in '98, having won 114 games during the regular season. Nobody told the Padres that, however, who went into the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium with a three-run lead.
Chuck Knoblauch tied the game with a three-run homer, however, and Martinez would eventually come up with the bases loaded and two outs against veteran Mark Langston. After home-plate umpire Rich Garcia appeared to miss an apparent called strike three (see, the umps always sucked!), Tino launched a full-count fastball into the upper deck for a grand slam.
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