AL East's Yanks and Red Sox

[X*Cell]

This is definetely the year for a HUGE RACE!!! ... every game will come down to smart decisions and clutch actions. Luckily with the Wild Card, both of these teams have the best chances of getting in together!

Using my Pitchers' Formula and Hitters' Formula, I compared the Yanks and Red Sox... and its a huge tossup!!!
Position Winners = 1 pt.
Total Winner = 2 pt.

Hitting:

Catcher:
Jorge Posada ............. .318 ... WINNER
Jason Varitek ............. .291

1st Base:
Tino Martinez ............. .215
Kevin Millar ................ .249 ... WINNER

2nd Base:
Tony Womack ............ .080
Mark Bellhorn ............. .261 ... WINNER

3rd Base:
Alex Rodriguez ............ .386 ... WINNER
Bill Mueller ................. .250

Shortstop:
Derek Jeter ................ .256 ... WINNER
Edgar Renteria ............ .120

Left Field:
Manny Ramirez ............ .573 ... WINNER
Hideki Matsui ............... .399

Center Field:
Johnny Damon ............. .338 ... WINNER
Bernie Williams ............. .196

Right Field:
Trot Nixon ................... .321
Gary Sheffield .............. .452 ... WINNER

Designated Hitter:
David Ortiz .................. .532 ... WINNER
Jason Giambi ............... .049

TOTAL:
Boston Red Sox ........... .344 ... WINNER
New York Yankees ....... .278

HITTING ... Red Sox (7) ... Yankees (4)


Pitching: *Starters and Relievers (not closers) are arranged from Higest Pitch Formula to lowest!

Starter 1:
Randy Johnson ............ 216.2 ... WINNER
Curt Schilling .............. 113.2

Starter 2:
Carl Pavano ................ 90.9 ... WINNER
David Wells ................ 36.0

Starter 3:
Jared Wright ............... 51.0 ... WINNER
Bronson Arroyo ............ 15.1

Starter 4:
Kevin Brown ................ 16.2 ... WINNER
Matt Clement .............. 12.4

Starter 5:
Mike Mussina ............... 12.3 ... WINNER
Tim Wakefield .............. 4.5

Reliever 1:
Tom Gordon ................ 55.6 ... WINNER
John Halama ............... 17.3

Reliever 2:
Tanyon Sturtze ........... 11.6
Wade Miller ................ 12.1 ... WINNER

Reliever 3:
Paul Quantrill .............. 9.2
Mike Timlin ................. 9.5 ... WINNER

Closer:
Mariano Rivera ............ 57.8 ... WINNER
Kieth Foulke ............... 55.1

TOTAL:
New York Yankees ....... 339.3 (.237) ... WINNER
Boston Red Sox ........... 233.3 (.168)

PITCHING ... Red Sox (2) ... Yankees (9)


TEAM OVERALL:

Red Sox ... 9 pts.
Yankees ... 13 pts.

So I guess the Yankees will come away with this, but ya neva know!

[deeman11747]

Re: AL East's Yanks and Red Sox

I dont think it can be determined by that. Some positions may be superior over the other by a large margin, or a small margian, which would completely skew the results.

Lets just hope it'll come down to the wire like last year...








With the Yanks pulling it out.

[deeman11747]

Re: AL East's Yanks and Red Sox

I dont think it can be determined by that. Some positions may be superior over the other by a large margin, or a small margian, which would completely skew the results.

Lets just hope it'll come down to the wire like last year...








With the Yanks pulling it out.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: AL East's Yanks and Red Sox

The Red Sox have the better team.

I feel like Wright is a one season wonder and I don't expect Pavano to come anywhere close to what he did last season. At the same time, Wells's numbers were inflated last season because he pitched at Petco.

Both teams are stacked top to bottom and have the resources to upgrade if they need to before the trade deadline.

It should be a fun battle!!! Either way I win.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: AL East's Yanks and Red Sox

The Red Sox have the better team.

I feel like Wright is a one season wonder and I don't expect Pavano to come anywhere close to what he did last season. At the same time, Wells's numbers were inflated last season because he pitched at Petco.

Both teams are stacked top to bottom and have the resources to upgrade if they need to before the trade deadline.

It should be a fun battle!!! Either way I win.