Word: leyritzes
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...series at two. Things began poorly for New York. Starter Kenny Rogers folded 'em in just the third inning, and the Yankees, stymied early by Braves pitcher Denny Neagle, found themselves trailing 6-0 after five. But the Yankees got three in the sixth, and reserve catcher Jim Leyritz tied it in the eighth with a three-run homer off Braves closer Mark Wohlers. And with two outs in the tenth, Steve Avery intentionally walked Bernie Williams to bring Boggs, pinch-hitting, to the plate. Charlie Hayes forced another run across on a Ryan Klesko error. The road...
...Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson emerged as Big Game heroes from the Mariners' five-game series against the Yankees. But that honor could easily have gone to the Yankees' Rubin Sierra, Jim Leyritz or David Cone had game five turned out differently...
Would any baseball purist want to disown the memories of Leyritz's 12th inning, game-winning home run in game two? Or Griffey sliding into home with the game and series winning run in the 11th inning of game 5? No true fan would...