The Red Sox and Yankees have always



been historic rivals, and this year is no exception in their heated

fight to the finish. Although the Red Sox were dominating the AL East

through the summer, the Yankee bats have been a blaze, as theyve

whittled away a Sox 14½ game lead in late May down to the 1½

game lead it is now. Red Sox fans have reasons to be tense. Theyve

had a few injuries including Ortizs right knee acting up, which has

effected his batting. They also lost two of the last three to the

yanks this past weekend and then continued on their spiral down,

dropping three straight to the Blue Jays, who are 12½ games

back in the AL East. The Yanks are leading quite an opposite life.

They have won 12 of their past 14 games, racking up a whopping 103

runs in the 17 September games theyve played, and show no sign of slowing down.

Cleveland has been this years

surprise success. They squeezed through the last three games against

the Detroit Tigers, the second place team in the AL Central, winning

by three runs or less each game, and will be well rested for next

week.

The Angels have finished with the

leagues best record which bodes well for them in the post season,

and their tendency to dominate their opposition at their home field

will help them succeed in passing through the first round.

Enjoy the post season and dont

forget to show off your sports memorabilia!