His cheek all red, he slowly walked across the diamond and Only the hard-backed seats stopped his momentum, and several Territory and then went sprawling into the crowd. Without regard for his safety, he made the catch in fair When Nixon sliced a pop down the left-field line, Jeter took off
Yankees in Game 3 of the 2001 AL playoffs at Oakland, this play by Though a lot different than his backhanded relay that saved the Yankees wound up with their fifth straight win. Incredible the way those guys made those plays."īoth teams blew bases-loaded chances in extra innings before the "Somebody had to lose, and it was us," he said. Of last year's AL Championship Series, Boston reliever Alan Embree "It was just as exciting, if not more exciting, than Game 7" Still coming back from an injured right Achilles' heel and got the day off to rest. Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra did not play, however. Point, a couple of Boston players switched gloves a couple of times
The Red Sox employed a five-man infield in the 12th. In his first appearance in five games because of an intestinal parasite. Time since 1993, and made a throwing error. Gary Sheffield shifted from right field to third base for the first Rodriguez moved over from third base after Jeter was injured. In the 11th, he made a nifty stop at third that, for a moment, had the Yankees thinking they'd turned a bases-loaded triple play. It was a game that had a little bit of everything - even Alex Rodriguez back at shortstop. "We still believe we're going to win the World "I'm sure it's already an instant classic," Red Sox outfielder
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Going into their Subway Series matchup this weekend at Shea The Yankees extended their AL East lead over Boston to 8½ games Into the middle innings, and then the real drama began. Yankees rookie Brad Halsey matched Martinez Pedro Martinez got the game off to a hot start, hitting Gary Sheffield in the back with a pitch in the opening inning and riling Jorge Posada was among several teammates that walked off with "When he went into the stands, you knew he's going to get Over the photographers' well and into the seats. Gasped when the replay was shown on the video board of him flying Second and third stunned the 55,265 fans and also scared them. Jeter's catch on pinch-hitter Trot Nixon's popup with runners on Jeter left the ballpark with the face of beat-up boxer, aīloodied chin and a red, swollen cheek. "Jeter, of course, scared the hell out ofĮverybody. "The stomach, the heart, there was no quitting," Yankees But with two outs in the bottom half, Miguel Cairo hitĪ tying double and scored on pinch-hitter John Flaherty's single. Manny Ramirez homered twice, including a leadoff shot in the top Way to a hospital, the Yankees rallied past the Red Sox 5-4 in theġ3th on Thursday night for a stirring sweep. Tilt for a catch that ended the 12th inning.
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The All-Star shortstop made one of the greatest plays of hisĬhampionship career, hurtling headfirst into the stands at full Why the New York Yankees always seem to come out ahead of Boston. NEW YORK (AP) - Bloodied and bruised, Derek Jeter showed just
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