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Posted: Sunday, 29 June 2008 6:43PM

Sweeny Says: A Fine Split

Sweeny Murti

yankees@wfan.com

New York, NY (WFAN)  -- Given that three of these games were started by Dan Giese, Sidney Ponson, and Darrell Rasner, given that Kei Igawa even saw the mound in this series, and given that the Yankees totaled just 9 hits over the last two games…I think a split of the 4-game set is just fine.

The Yankees are now 12-6 since June 10th, but just 7-5 since Chien-Ming Wang went down. The next 7 games will tell us a lot.

Texas should be fun. First in runs scored, last in runs allowed. Get ready for three very long games.

Boston comes in for 4 after that. The Yankees have been playing well and they have a chance to directly cut into Boston’s lead in the AL East, with a pair against Tampa Bay coming up after that.

Mussina, Chamberlain, and Ponson will start the three games vs. Texas. The Boston series lines up with Pettitte, Rasner, Mussina, and Chamberlain. Big tests coming up for Moose and Joba against the two offensive juggernauts. Mussina hasn’t lost to Texas since 2003. And I can’t wait to hear what Hank is going to say when Manny Ramirez steps into the box against Mussina next weekend.
  • The Yankees finished with a winning record at Shea Stadium, 17-16. That’s against the Mets during Interleague play. They called Shea Stadium home in 1974 and 1975 with a record of 90-69 over those two seasons, plus they beat the Angels in a game played at Shea in 1998 because of some structural damage in the Bronx. So, the final record at Shea in regular season games…108-85.

  • Ken Singleton joined Jon Heyman and me Sunday afternoon. It was 38 years to the day that Singleton, who came up as a Met, made his Shea Stadium debut. For those and other memories, plus some other thoughts on the Yanks and Mets, listen to the interview by clicking here.

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