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05-20-2005, 07:01 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rejuvenated New York Yankees face a serious test this weekend when they tackle cross-town rivals the New York Mets as Major League Baseball offers its first taste of interleague play this season.
The Yankees (21-20) have rebounded from their worst start in more than a decade with a 10-game winning streak which has put them over the .500 mark.
But they enter the 'Subway Series' with a worse record than the Mets (22-19) for only the second time in 15 regular-season meetings.
The Mets have won three in a row and are 1-1/2 games behind National League Eastern Division leader Atlanta. The Yankees trail Baltimore by 5-1/2 games in the American League (AL) East.
Other interesting match-ups during this first spate of interleague games include the major league-leading Chicago White Sox (29-12) visiting the Chicago Cubs (18-20).
The Braves travel to play the Red Sox in a battle of teams with 23-17 records while the Los Angeles Dodgers (22-18) host the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels (23-17).
The Yankees's winning streak was produced against struggling Oakland and Seattle and, apart from Big Apple bragging rights, the series which starts at Shea Stadium Friday will provide a better gauge of how strong manager Joe Torre's team really are.
One player with a unique perspective said it was simply a matter of time before the Yankees turned it around.
GOOD PLAYERS
"They've got very good players. They've got a lot of superstars," said back-up infielder Miguel Cairo, who joined the Mets this season after a stint with the Yankees.
"They know how to win. They know how to do the little things to win games," he told reporters.
"I think it was just a matter of time before they were going to click together. It's kind of scary when they click together."
Helping lift the Yankees, winners of four World Series and six American League pennants in nine previous seasons under Torre, have been two rookies, Dominican Republic second baseman Robinson Cano, 22, and Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, 25.
this headline just caught my eye "THE REJUIVENATED"
*cough BALCO cough*
The Yankees (21-20) have rebounded from their worst start in more than a decade with a 10-game winning streak which has put them over the .500 mark.
But they enter the 'Subway Series' with a worse record than the Mets (22-19) for only the second time in 15 regular-season meetings.
The Mets have won three in a row and are 1-1/2 games behind National League Eastern Division leader Atlanta. The Yankees trail Baltimore by 5-1/2 games in the American League (AL) East.
Other interesting match-ups during this first spate of interleague games include the major league-leading Chicago White Sox (29-12) visiting the Chicago Cubs (18-20).
The Braves travel to play the Red Sox in a battle of teams with 23-17 records while the Los Angeles Dodgers (22-18) host the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels (23-17).
The Yankees's winning streak was produced against struggling Oakland and Seattle and, apart from Big Apple bragging rights, the series which starts at Shea Stadium Friday will provide a better gauge of how strong manager Joe Torre's team really are.
One player with a unique perspective said it was simply a matter of time before the Yankees turned it around.
GOOD PLAYERS
"They've got very good players. They've got a lot of superstars," said back-up infielder Miguel Cairo, who joined the Mets this season after a stint with the Yankees.
"They know how to win. They know how to do the little things to win games," he told reporters.
"I think it was just a matter of time before they were going to click together. It's kind of scary when they click together."
Helping lift the Yankees, winners of four World Series and six American League pennants in nine previous seasons under Torre, have been two rookies, Dominican Republic second baseman Robinson Cano, 22, and Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, 25.
this headline just caught my eye "THE REJUIVENATED"
*cough BALCO cough*