Derek Lowe Is the Latest Member of the 2004 Red Sox to Join the Yankees
August 12, 2012 · Paul Francis Sullivan · Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees
According to ESPN New York, the New York Yankees are finalizing a deal with right-hander Derek Lowe. With ace CC Sabathia heading for the disabled list, the Yankees need some depth for the rest of August. They will now hand the ball to a pitcher who could not keep his job in Cleveland.
At age 39, Lowe is having his second straight season with an ERA above five and mediocre-to-bad numbers across the board.
But he has another element attractive to the Yankees. He was a member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox. And he was no small contributor either. His six innings of one-hit ball in Game Seven of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium sent the Red Sox to the World Series and helped complete the greatest comeback (and greatest collapse) in baseball playoff history.
With the addition of Lowe, almost all of the major players in that Game Seven victory would eventually come over and play with the Yankees. And a few other members of that celebration would make their way to the Bronx before long.
The Yankees have a tradition of bringing in players who helped beat them in the postseason. From manager Johnny Keane to pitcher Don Gullett, from Randy Johnson to CC Sabathia to Steve Howe, players that help sink the Yankees wind up becoming Yankees.
But no playoff humiliation was greater than 2004. And the Yankees just keep bringing the players over to help heal the wound. Here are the 2004 Red Sox who went to the other side.
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