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Apparently, though, this didn’t phase the D-Backs entering the series. As Arizona pitcher Curt Schilling said of the Yankees’ mystique and aura, “those are the names of dancers at a night club, [not something we should be concerned about].â?...
Pitching prevailed in this Series, and the Diamondback All Star duo, Schilling and Johnson, accounted for the four wins, besting the best rotation in the American League: Andy Pettitte (0-2), Roger Clemens (0-0), Mike Mussina (0-0), and Orlando Hernandez (0-0). And, had manager Bob Brenly not...
By Game 7, the Yanks needed shovels at the plate, because they spent most of their time against Schilling digging out of 0-2 and 1-2 holes. Their attempts at first ball hitting (Schilling throws first ball strikes 70% of the time) were feeble.
The wins bore the hallmarks of vintage Bronx Bombers, with the Yanks clubbing opponents with their big sticks in the late innings, what used to be known as Five O?Clock Lightening in the days of daytime baseball. Yet the Diamondbacks could have easily won it all in New York...
Then came Wednesday, or as the D-Backs will remember it, Fright Night. The scintillating Schilling, pitching on only three days? rest, served the Yanks his Phoenix early-bird special: large portions of unhittable pitches. But with the D-Backs up 3-1 in the middle of the 8th, manager...