[MannyTrillo]

In his career, Pedro is 9-8, 2.88 in 24 starts against the Yankees. Is that evidence that Pedro is somehow worse against the Yankees- above and beyond the fact that the Yankees tend to have a better lineup than most other teams- than he is against everyone else? Nope.

I will say that I am not looking forward to this series. Unless the Sox sweep or win it 4-1, it will be more stressful than anything else. I have enough to worry about that I'm not really looking forward to coming home and being stressed out in front of the TV for 3 1/2 hours every night for the next week. The series with the A's has to rank as one of the best postseason series in recent memory, but I couldn't really appreciate it as a baseball fan. More than anything, I hope the Sox win the Series this year so that I can just relax and enjoy rooting for this team for the rest of my life, rather than having this overwhelming sense of gravity about everything that happens.