He is stretching in foul territory, but the look on his face says his mind is elsewhere. Kevin Millar is considering a question, the kind that he used to love when he played first base for the Red Sox. How does he see the race between Boston and the Bombers shaping up? "Boston's got a real good team. When they are at full strength and (Josh) Beckett and (Jonathan) Papelbon pitch, that's as tough as you can get," he said. "But right now I think the Yankees are the team that's scary.
"I don't know if they can make up four games in 12 days, but come the playoffs, that's not the team you want to be running into." Millar is well acquainted with baseball's biggest rivalry. He played for Boston from 2003-05, which means he saw the highest highs - winning the 2004 ALCS and World Series - and the lowest lows - dropping the 2003 ALCS on Aaron Boone's home run. Continue
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