Blog: Yankees-Red Sox series now lot more intriguing

Posted by John Walters: Monday, July 21, 2008 8:37 AM It seemed all too symbolic not to be truth. I mean, if there's one day out of the entire year where the Yankees should annihilate the Red Sox, that date would be the 4th of July, no? Instead, on July 4, Boston beat New York -- at Yankee Stadium -- 6-4, the Yanks' third loss in four games. The Yankees, after 87 games of the 2008 season, were just 45-42. Adding injury to insult, their most dynamic player this season, Johnny Damon, went on the DL following a freak play that you're just never going to see again for years. Damon chased down a deep drive by Kevin Youklis, one of those Red Sox players who seems to elevate his game against the Pinstripes (e.g., Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek and, at one time, Damon himself), caught the ball momentarily, and then crashed... [read full story]