Much has been made of C.C.'s record against the Red Sox. The numbers, regular and post-season, seem brutal:2-7, 5.75 ERA, 57 innings, 63 hits, 15 walks, 1.36 WHIP, and 44 strikeouts. But those horrible numbers were posted against a line-up sporting the greatest right-handed hitter since Jimmie Foxx.
That Righty,Manny Ramirez, no longer plays for the Red Sox. C.C. is a lefty. Their career numbers against each other: regular season-AB 21 H 12 2B 3 3B 0 HR 4 RBI 7 BB 1 SO 2 BA .571 OBP .609 SLG 1.286 OPS 1.895, and postseason-AB 4 H 4 2B 4 0 B HR 0 RBI 3 BB 2 SO 0 BA 1.000 OBP 1.000 SLG 1.250 OPS 2.250.
The Sox still have guys with great numbers against C.C.; particularly Youkillis. He did bat behind Manny. Ortiz and Pedroia both have great post-season numbers.
These Sox may still pound C.C., but maybe not. Past numbers are skewed. The Yankees and The Red Sox; these are different teams now.
