Eduardo Rodriguez / Jamie Garcia
Not to be nasty about this, but the Red Sox have it in their power the next couple of weeks to apply a spiked foot to the collective throats of the Yankees — all but eliminating their century-old rivals as contenders for AL East supremacy. ...
It's the perfect baseball storm for the Red Sox: They're hot, the Yankees are cool. ...
Maybe the Yankees keep pounding the Red Sox and reclaim first place. Maybe the Sox chloroform the Yankees and tighten their grip on first place. Or, heck, maybe the Sox and Yanks split these 10 games and nothing gets settled.