Yankees-Red Sox In Depth Comparrison

Here's a little more to what I posted earlier. This one just focuses on the Yankees and Red Sox.

Catcher: Yankees- Jorge Posada (BOS Jason Varitek)

First Base: Red Sox- Kevin Youkillis (NYY Nick Swisher)

Second Base: Red Sox- Dustin Pedroia (NYY Robinson Cano)

Third Base: Yankees- Alex Rodriguez (BOS Mike Lowell)

Shortstop: Yankees- Derek Jeter (BOS Jed Lowrie)

*Hmm...something about that looks awfully familiar. Oh that's right! That was the starting infield for the American League All-Star team.

Left Field: Red Sox- Jason Bay (NYY Johnny Damon)

Centerfield: Red Sox- Jacoby Ellsbury (NYY Brett Gardner/Melky Cabrera)

Rightfield: Red Sox- J.D. Drew (NYY Xavier Nady)

DH: Red Sox- David Ortiz (NYY Hideki Matsui)

Starting Pitchers:

Number 1 Starter: Yankees- C.C. Sabathia (BOS Josh Beckett)

Number 2 Starter: Yankees- A.J. Burnett (BOS Dice-K)

Number 3 Starter: Yankees- Chien-Ming Wang (BOS Jon Lester)

Number 4 Starter: Yankees- Joba Chamberlain (BOS Tim Wakefield)

Number 5 Starter: Yankees- Phil Hughes (BOS Justin Masterson)

Bullpen:

Long-Reliever(s): Yankees- Alfredo Aceves/Phil Coke (BOS Aardsma? Bucholz?)

Mid-Reliever(s): Red Sox-Horacio Ramirez/Manny Delcarmen (NYY Brian Bruney)

Lefty-Specialist(s): Yankees- Damaso Marte (BOS Javier Lopez)

Setup-Ma(e)n: Yankees- Jose Veras/Edwar Ramirez (BOS Hideki Okajima)

Closer: Yankees Mariano Rivera (BOS Jonathan Papelbon)

Final Tally:

Yankees: 12

Red Sox: 7