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September 14, 2007
New York manager Joe Torre just met with the media and had more than a few thoughts on this series.
First and foremost he said he has not been given a pregame warning from the umpires due to the events that occurred in New York that last time these two teams met.
"Is it necessary?" asked Torre. "I would say no."
Torre added: "These two teams have mutual respect for each other; fans have a different outlook on it, obviously. The energy level will be where it usually is.”
The Yankees are quite pleased with the fact Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez will likely miss the entire series due to a strained oblique.
“I like Manny and I had him on a number of All-Star teams, but I’m not going to miss him in the lineup,” said Torre. Having Ramirez and David Ortiz hitting back-to-back in the order “that 1-2 punch is as good as there is in the game.”
Of course Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain will gain a lot of attention during this series for throwing at the Sox' Kevin Youkilis the last time these teams met. The rookie pitcher said he's ready for the fan reaction.
“I’m interested every where I go,” he said. “This place isn’t going to be any different. You need to expect everything.”
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