With all of the talk going into yesterday's game about how David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez own the Devil Rays, Gordon Edes says that if you projected Carl Crawford's 15 games against the Sox over a full year, he'd hit .365 with 54 home runs, 119 RBIs, and 97 stolen bases in 97 attempts. Crawford is 23 for 63 with 9 stolen bases, 5 home runs, and 11 RBIs against the Sox this season. Obviously sample size is an issue, but how about this:
Crawford, who turned 25 yesterday, has as many hits by his 25th birthday (749) as Ted Williams did. Only six players have stolen more bases than Crawford (202) before turning 25. Only one player in the last 65 years (Garry Templeton) had more triples than Crawford (65).
Speaking of Manny and Papi:``It's never comfortable," D-Ray's manager Joe Madden said. ``I don't care who you've got out on the mound. Those guys. They're freaks. They are. If you throw a strike and they can reach it, they hit it hard.
``Ruth and Gehrig. Batman and Robin. I don't know. They're like the best combo in the history, maybe, of the world. Peanut butter and jelly. Chocolate and red wine. They're the best. They're the best I've ever seen. We got the ground ball to short, my goodness. It was uneasy. Very uneasy."
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