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Halloween Hours starting October 18th Open 10-8 Everyday Come by because Granny wants you to! 816 Mass • 841-4450 Baseball Register for Free Drawings Featuring 2112 West 25th Street Holiday Plaza Lawrence, KS 66047 AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Schedule: Game 1, tonight, at New York (7:17 p.m., Fox); Game 2, tomorrow, at New York (7:17 p.m., Fox); Game 3, Saturday, at Boston (3:22 p.m., Fox); Game 4, Sunday, at Boston (6:50 p.m., Fox); x- Game 5, Monday, at Boston (7:17 p.m., Fox); x- Game 6, Oct. 20, at New York (3:20 p.m. or 7:12 p.m., Fox); x-Game 7, Oct. 21, at New York (7:17 p.m., Fox) Projected Lineups Red Sox: Joe Offerman 2b (294, 7 HR, 69 RBI's), John Valentin 3b (253, 12, 70), Jason Varitek c (269, 20, 76), Nomar Garciaparras ss (357, 27, 104), Troy O'Leary lf (280, 28, 103), Mike Stanley 1b (261, 18, 70), Brian Daubach d (294, 21, 73), Darren Lewis cf (240, 2, 40), Trot Nixon rf (270, 16, 52) Yankees: Chuck Knoblauch 2b (292, 18, 68, 28 SBs), Derek Jeter ss (349, 24, 102, 134 runs), Paul O'Neill rf (285, 19, 10), Bernie Williams cf (342, 25, 115, 100 walks), Tino Martinez 1b (263, 28, 105), Darryl Strawberry (327, 3, 6) or Chili Davis d (269, 19, 78), Ricky Ledee lf (276, 9, 40), Jorge Posada (245, 12, 57) or Joe Girardi c (239, 2, 27), Scott Brosius 3b (247, 17, 71) Projected Rotations Red Sox: LH Kent Mercker (2-0, 3.51 with Boston), RH Ramon Martinez (2.1, 3.05), RH Pedro Martinez (23.4, 2.07, 313 strikeouts), RH Bret Saberhagen (10.6, 2.95). Yankees: RH Orlando Hernandez (17.9, 4.12), RH David Cone (12.9, 3.44), RH Roger Clemens (14-10, 4.60), LH Andy Pettitte (14-11, 4.70). NEW YORK — The New York Yankees were hoping their AL championship series opponent would come into town hurting. They didn't expect to have their own worries to deal with. Boston arrives exhausted; O'Neill in doubt for game The Associated Press As the Boston Red Sox arrived yesterday, New York hoped to find out whether Paul O'Neill's fractured rib would keep him out of the league championship series, which starts at Yankee Stadium tonight. "He gave himself a good workout today," said Yankees manager Joe Torre. "He said he felt pretty good, probably felt as good as he did in the early part of the Texas series." O'Neill, who hasn't played since Thursday, took batting practice, along with running and outfield drills. O'Neill was injured Oct. 2 when he crashed into a low fence chasing a foul ball at Tampa Bay, then went 1-for-4 in each of the first two games of the AL playoffs against Texas. Torre benched him for the clinch- er, convinced the injury was hampering O'Neill. The team sent the 36-year-old outfielder to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center on Monday for new X-rays and an MRI, which showed a small fracture of the 10th rib on his right side. "Sometimes, I guess, it shows up later," O'Neill said. Boston, which finished four games back in the AL East and won the wild card, has a different problem going into the best-of-7 series. Pedro Martinez, who won Monday night's 12-8 thriller with six hitless innings of relief, won't be available to start until Game 3 at Fenway Park on Saturday. Kent Mercker starts the opener against Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez and Pedro's brother, Ramon, starts against David Cone in Game 2. "I guess I got the start by default," Mercker said. When the series goes to Fenway Park on Saturday, Roger Clemens will start for the Yankees against Pedro Martinez in Game 3. Rivals ready for battle Red Sox, Yankees tussle for league title NEW YORK — Beantown vs. the Big Apple. Baseball's best rivalry is about to resume with, oh, only about 80 years or so of history coming along for the ride. The tension between the Red Sox and Yankees began innocently enough, with the sale in 1920 of an oddly shaped outfitter so that Boston owner Harry Frazee could fund the Broadway show "No. No, Nanette." Then, Babe Ruth began hitting home runs and it became "Oh, No, Harry." the, Curse of the Bambino is a well-established part of baseball lore, the belief that by selling one the game's first stars for cold, hard cash, the Red Sox violated some sacred trust. They've been paying for it ever since. Now, the rivalry will be resumed with nothing more crucial than the American League championship at stake. One more chance for the Red Sox to exact some revenge on a franchise that has won 24 World Series' since the sale of Ruth, which is 24 more than Boston. In 1976, the bad feelings erupted with a brawl on the field after Lou Piniella slid into Carlton Fisk and came up punching. Boston pitcher Bill Lee got slammed to the field in the melee and wound up with a cracked collarbone. From Babe and his 60 home runs in 1927 to Bucky and his Green Monster division-winning homer in 1978, New York has delighted in punishing Boston. That happened in the serenity of May, not the pressure cooker of October. Mets lose to Braves in opener The Associated Press ATLANTA — Once again, the Atlanta Braves dealt the New York Mets a dose of reality. As soon as the Mets fully regained their confidence following a seven-game slide started three weeks ago in Atlanta, the Braves again left the Mets wondering if they'd ever catch up to them. rings a ever catch up to them. Greg Maddux neutralized New York's offense and Atlanta got timely enough hitting to beat the Mets 4-2 yesterday in the first game of the NL championship series. It is a pattern that keeps repeating itself for the Mets. They came to Turner Field on Sept. 21, one game behind Atlanta and full of confidence that they finally could dethrone the Braves in the NL East. Instead, New York was swept in the three-game series and had to scramble to even make the post-season by winning a one-game playoff with Cincinnati for the wild card. After beating Arizona 3-1 in the first round, the Mets once again felt like the team that had the best record in the majors for more than two months this season. "It feels so much different," Mets general manager Steve Phillips said before the game about the team's attitude. "It's my sense that the guys are much more loose and much more relaxed this time." They might be relaxed, but they still can't hit Braves pitching and can't beat Atlanta. 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