too add to all this I must say, why don't you take a look at your so-called studs? what happened to Matsui during the series? He can't play off the monster worth crap, but worse yet, he got struck out like 4 times. not to mention giambi who was your home run man up until the sox shut him down. the last four games have been a battle of pitching, and both teams, lacking at the moment, were at a loss. The yanks throw in a last-minute Leiter and then Rivera and that is enough to barely top the sox offensively. Other than the pitching situation, do you honestly think the yankees have it as good as Boston? they have maybe one or two big name hitters that they can rely and a few duds that are inconsistent (matsui, giambi)..the sox have a full-bodied lineup. okay, maybe not bellhorn..but even so..am I right, or am I right? geeesh.