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A30 | Tuesday, June 18, 2013 **** THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. SPORTS The last time the Dodgers played baseball in the Bronx, it was the fall of 1981, and the squad from Los Angeles was about to take revenge for years of Yankee dominance. That night, Oct. 28, 1981, Yan- kee first baseman Bob Watson hit a lazy fly ball to center, and Tommy Lasorda led his Dodgers onto the grass of the old Yankee Stadium to celebrate winning the 1981 World Series. That marked the final meet- ing between the two teams here, until now. The Dodgers return to the Bronx on Tuesday for a two- game set against the Yankees, rekindling an ancient rivalry. This will be their first regular- season meeting in New York. (They have played interleague games in Los Angeles, most re- cently in 2010.) “It’s awesome, the Dodgers coming back to New York,” said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, who grew up a Dodger fan. “Believe me, I know the ri- valry and stuff because the Dodgers were always on the los- ing end of that until ’81.” That matchup is merely the most recent of 11 World Series between the two clubs, continu- ing a rivalry that stretches back to the early 1900s. At the time, the Yankees and the then-Brook- lyn Robins competed over fans in New York before they finally met on the field in the 1941 Se- ries, when the Yankees beat the Dodgers for the first time. That was followed by a re- markable six World Series duels between the two teams from 1947 to 1956, when famous names like Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese fought over New York baseball supremacy before the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958. The Dodgers won only one of those six matchups, though they picked up another title over the Yankees a few years later, when a Brooklyn native named Sandy Koufax pitched his hometown franchise to victory in the 1963 World Series. The rivalry didn’t end there. When the two teams matched up in later years—in the 1977, 1978 and 1981 World Series—it was as standard bearers for their re- spective coasts. “The Dodgers and the Yankees drew a special attraction be- cause geographically it was East Coast and West Coast,” said Reggie Jackson, who starred for the Yankees in those three World Series. “If you’re a little bit more of the country-clubber, you live on the left coast. And then New York was supposed to be scrappy, tough gritty—you make it in New York, you can make it anywhere, and if you want to go to Hollywood, then get yourself a horse and move to California.” That final out in 1981 began a long, fallow period for the Yan- kees, before the Derek Jeter dy- nasty pulled the team back to prominence, while the Dodgers kept going as one of the mar- quee teams of the 1980s. This season, the Yankees have been scrappy enough, riding a bunch of admirable retreads and anonymous rookies to a compet- itive 38-31 record. The Dodgers, meanwhile, have suffered through injuries and ineffective- ness from their stars to limp to a 29-39 mark and the ignominy of last place despite baseball’s highest payroll. BY DANIEL BARBARISI Bums, Yanks To-nite in Bronx Feels Like Old Times as Ancient Rivals Play First Regular-Season Game in New York Top, fans at the 1952 Dodgers-Yankees World Series. Above, Jackie Robinson steals home in 1955. Associated Press (2) Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is likely heading back to the disabled list for at least a few weeks as the team tries to avoid season-ending surgery on his injured right wrist. Teixeira, 33, returned from the disabled list at the start of June after missing nearly all of the season’s first two months with a torn tendon sheath in his right wrist. After two weeks of poor per- formance—he has a .151 batting average and .609 OPS (on-base- plus-slugging percentage)—Teix- eira pulled himself from the Yan- kees’ loss Saturday in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Angels, saying he didn’t feel power in his swing. Teixeira was sent for an MRI, which confirmed inflammation in the wrist, and given a corti- sone shot in the hopes of calm- ing it down. GM Cashman: No Move Just Yet Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he had yet to pull the trigger on a disabled- list move Monday afternoon. But he expects to be without Teix- eira for at least a week following the shot, and it could be lon- ger—so playing short-handed for several weeks isn’t in his team’s best interests. “I haven’t done anything there yet, but I’m leaning toward the disabled list,” Cashman said. Is the Knife Next? If the wrist doesn’t respond to the cortisone shot, then sea- son-ending surgery to repair the tendon sheath may be the next step. “If he needs the surgery, he needs it,” Cashman said. “No one is holding that back. If it’s rec- ommended, that’s what we’ll do. Right now, they’re not recom- mending it.” Meanwhile, the Yankees likely will continue with veteran Lyle Overbay at first base. Overbay, 36, has eight homers and 30 RBI, but his .282 on-base percentage was second-lowest among regu- lar American League first base- men entering Monday, ahead of only Adam Dunn of the Chicago White Sox. BY DANIEL BARBARISI Big Tex’s Wrist Still Bad News LINE-UPS FOR DODGERS-YANKS Dodgers roster 51 Belisario, Ronald, RHP 49 Castellanos, Alex, OF 47 Cruz, Luis, IF 16 Ethier, Andre, OF 17 Ellis, A.J., C 14 Ellis, Mark, IF 18 Federowicz, Tim, C 59 Fife, Stephen, RHP 23 Gonzalez, Adrian, 1B 21 Greinke, Zack, RHP 54 Guerrier, Matt, RHP 6 Hairston, Jerry, IF 56 Howell, J.P., LHP 74 Jansen, Kenley, RHP 22 Kershaw, Clayton, LHP 31 League, Brandon, RHP 41 Moylan, Peter, RHP 66 Puig, Yasiel, OF 7 Punto, Nick, IF 13 Ramirez, Hanley, IF 75 Rodriguez, Paco, LHP 99 Ryu, Hyun-Jin, LHP 3 Schumaker, Skip, OF 5 Uribe, Juan, IF 44 Withrow, Chris, RHP Yankees roster 39 Adams, David, IF 34 Bootcheck, Chris, RHP 40 Brignac, Reid, IF 24 Cano, Robinson, IF 62 Chamberlain, Joba, RHP 38 Claiborne, Preston, RHP 11 Gardner, Brett, OF 33 Hafner, Travis, DH 65 Hughes, Phil, RHP 31 Ichiro, OF 27 Kelley, Shawn, RHP 18 Kuroda, Hiroki, RHP 48 Logan, Boone, LHP 22 Neal, Thomas, OF 17 Nix, Jayson, IF 55 Overbay, Lyle, IF 46 Pettitte, Andy, LHP 41 Phelps, David, RHP 42 Rivera, Mariano, RHP 30 Robertson, David, RHP 53 Romine, Austin, C 52 Sabathia, CC, LHP 19 Stewart, Chris, C 25 Teixeira, Mark, IF 12 Wells, Vernon, OF WBC lightweight world cham- pion Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 knockouts) is on everyone’s top-10 list of best pugilists on the planet. On Saturday at the Barclays Center, Broner will leapfrog two weight divisions and try to wrest the WBA wel- terweight crown (147 pounds) from Brooklyn’s Paulie Malig- naggi (32-4, seven knockouts). Broner, who campaigns in a style that closely resembles that of Floyd Mayweather, has speed, pop and a tight defense. “I’ve been watching this kid,” Sugar Ray Leonard recently said, “he is one of those rare fighters who has the entire package.” ‘The Problem’ Broner is a master at carefully closing the distance in the ring. Once in range, he whips one of the most punishing right upper- cuts in the gloved game. Known as “the Problem,” the 23-year- old Cincinnati native also causes problems for his foes with short and explosive left hooks. Though Broner tires of the comparisons, here is one any- way. “Mayweather is a defen- sive-minded fighter with an ex- ceptional offense,” legendary trainer Naazim Richardson said. “Broner is an offensive-minded fighter with a great defense.” The Opposition Reminiscent of Hall of Famer Max Rosenbloom, who notched 222 victories but only 19 by knockout, Malignaggi might hold the belt for the lightest-punch- ing titleholder in the world. Less than a quarter of his victories have come by knockout. That said, the fact that he is able to win big fights with so lit- tle power is a testimony to his extraordinary boxing ability. At age 32, Malignaggi remains highly elusive. He boasts terrific lateral movement, a durable chin and a highly effective left jab. In the run-up to this clash, the combatants have demon- strated a heavyweight antipathy for one another. Malignaggi is dismissive of the Broner fanfare. “He’s a little guy and he’s going to see how overrated his power was,” Malignaggi said. Malignaggi, nicknamed the “Magic Man,” is a commentator for Showtime, which will be tele- casting the bout. Last week, Broner sneered that after the fight, “Malignaggi will have to be at work with glasses on and I don’t know how good that will be for his career.” The Card In the cofeature, heavyweight prospect and former Michigan State football player Seth “May- hem” Mitchell (25-1-1, 19 knock- outs) will try to reverse his sur- prising knockout loss to Johnathan Banks (29-1-1, 19 knockouts). BY GORDON MARINO The Ringside Report Big Bout Ahead; Will Any Sport Ever Surpass Boxing? Adrien Broner looks like the next big thing. Action Images/Zuma Press With the Triple Crown season over in the U.S., the focus in horse racing shifts across the pond to England, where the an- nual Royal Ascot meeting begins Tuesday. The opening race of the five- day meet is the Queen Anne Stakes. Run over a mile on the turf, the race is headlined by 2011 Kentucky Derby winner An- imal Kingdom, who earlier this year won the $10 million Dubai World Cup. The 5-year-old colt, the 8-11 favorite according to oddsmaker William Hill, faces 12 rivals in the Queen Anne, includ- ing Declaration of War and the filly Elusive Kate, a Grade 1 win- ner in France last year. At New York’s Belmont Park, the spotlight Saturday will be on 3-year-old fillies when Dreaming of Julia tops the field for the $300,000 Grade 1 Mother Goose Stakes. Favored in the Kentucky Oaks, Dreaming of Julia had a troubled trip, getting bumped at the start and winding up fourth. She will return to face a field that is expected to include Grade 2 winner Close Hatches and Toasting, third in Pimlico’s Black-Eyed Susan last time out. At the Track Tuesday is a dark day at Bel- mont, but there is live racing up- state at Finger Lakes. The feature is a $25,000 allowance race for state-bred fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. Here are selections for the 10- race card: Race 1 (post time 1:10 p.m.) #4 Freudian Act (6-1)—Value as the top jock/trainer team up (Davila Jr./Englehart). #5 Lemon Sundae (7-5) #2 Cyber Romance (9-5) Race 2 #2 Brazen Brianna (7-2)—Gets a weight break. #4 Tattooed by Rick (3-1) #1a Catoneras (4-1) Race 3 #3 Its Goodtobeking (9-5)— Should reign as the day’s best bet. #4 Seeking Eldorado (7-2) #6 Me the Sea and GT (5-2) Race 4 #5 Fort Denmark (10-1)—Can upset at a big price if the light bulb comes on. #2 Crown’s Dominion (3-1) #7 Sea Fighter (7-2) Race 5 #8 Shimmering Forest (2-1)— The horse to beat and bet. #6 Sunday Dreamer (4-1) #5 Another Silver Oak (3-1) Race 6 #6 Caninan (8-5)—An obvious play if you want to cash. #1 Deferral (5-1) #3 Karakorum Royale (3-1) Race 7 #5 The Money Express (4-1)— The name says it all. #4 Flyingshanako (5-2) #1 It’s a Family Show (2-1) Race 8 #6 Macho Muchacho (8-1)— Undefeated at Finger Lakes. #1 Cayo Hueso (5-1) #5 Stopthefever (4-1) Race 9 #3 Sentimental Lass (3-2)— Faced better in last at Belmont Park. #5 Ecoach (5-2) #6 Victorious Song (6-1) Race 10 #7 Hellacious Cat (6-1)—A “cat” exacta in the nightcap. #3 Cat a Bit (7-2) #2 Sassy Expression (2-1) BY JIM CHAIRUSMI What’s Happening With the Ponies Play of the Day: Its Goodtobeking At Finger Lakes Dreaming of Julia is envisioning a better run at Belmont. 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The last time the Dodgersplayed baseball in the Bronx, itwas the fall of 1981, and thesquad from Los Angeles wasabout to take revenge for yearsof Yankee dominance.
That night, Oct. 28, 1981, Yan-kee first baseman Bob Watsonhit a lazy fly ball to center, andTommy Lasorda led his Dodgersonto the grass of the old YankeeStadium to celebrate winning the1981 World Series.
That marked the final meet-ing between the two teams here,until now. The Dodgers return tothe Bronx on Tuesday for a two-game set against the Yankees,rekindling an ancient rivalry.This will be their first regular-season meeting in New York.(They have played interleaguegames in Los Angeles, most re-cently in 2010.)
“It’s awesome, the Dodgerscoming back to New York,” saidYankees general manager BrianCashman, who grew up a Dodgerfan. “Believe me, I know the ri-valry and stuff because theDodgers were always on the los-ing end of that until ’81.”
That matchup is merely themost recent of 11 World Seriesbetween the two clubs, continu-ing a rivalry that stretches backto the early 1900s. At the time,the Yankees and the then-Brook-lyn Robins competed over fansin New York before they finallymet on the field in the 1941 Se-
ries, when the Yankees beat theDodgers for the first time.
That was followed by a re-markable six World Series duelsbetween the two teams from1947 to 1956, when famousnames like Joe DiMaggio, MickeyMantle, Jackie Robinson and PeeWee Reese fought over New Yorkbaseball supremacy before theDodgers moved to Los Angelesin 1958.
The Dodgers won only one ofthose six matchups, though theypicked up another title over theYankees a few years later, whena Brooklyn native named SandyKoufax pitched his hometownfranchise to victory in the 1963World Series.
The rivalry didn’t end there.When the two teams matched upin later years—in the 1977, 1978and 1981 World Series—it was asstandard bearers for their re-spective coasts.
“The Dodgers and the Yankeesdrew a special attraction be-cause geographically it was EastCoast and West Coast,” saidReggie Jackson, who starred forthe Yankees in those threeWorld Series. “If you’re a littlebit more of the country-clubber,you live on the left coast. Andthen New York was supposed tobe scrappy, tough gritty—youmake it in New York, you canmake it anywhere, and if youwant to go to Hollywood, then
get yourself a horse and move toCalifornia.”
That final out in 1981 began along, fallow period for the Yan-kees, before the Derek Jeter dy-nasty pulled the team back toprominence, while the Dodgerskept going as one of the mar-quee teams of the 1980s.
This season, the Yankees havebeen scrappy enough, riding abunch of admirable retreads andanonymous rookies to a compet-itive 38-31 record. The Dodgers,meanwhile, have sufferedthrough injuries and ineffective-ness from their stars to limp toa 29-39 mark and the ignominyof last place despite baseball’shighest payroll.
BY DANIEL BARBARISI
Bums, Yanks To-nite in BronxFeels Like Old Times as Ancient Rivals Play First Regular-Season Game in New York
Top, fans at the 1952 Dodgers-Yankees World Series. Above, Jackie Robinson steals home in 1955.
AssociatedPress(2)
Yankees first baseman MarkTeixeira is likely heading back tothe disabled list for at least afew weeks as the team tries toavoid season-ending surgery onhis injured right wrist.
Teixeira, 33, returned fromthe disabled list at the start ofJune after missing nearly all ofthe season’s first two monthswith a torn tendon sheath in hisright wrist.
After two weeks of poor per-formance—he has a .151 battingaverage and .609 OPS (on-base-plus-slugging percentage)—Teix-eira pulled himself from the Yan-kees’ loss Saturday in Anaheimagainst the Los Angeles Angels,saying he didn’t feel power inhis swing.
Teixeira was sent for an MRI,which confirmed inflammationin the wrist, and given a corti-sone shot in the hopes of calm-ing it down.
GM Cashman: NoMove Just Yet
Yankees general managerBrian Cashman said he had yetto pull the trigger on a disabled-list move Monday afternoon. Buthe expects to be without Teix-eira for at least a week followingthe shot, and it could be lon-ger—so playing short-handed forseveral weeks isn’t in his team’sbest interests.
“I haven’t done anythingthere yet, but I’m leaning towardthe disabled list,” Cashman said.
Is the Knife Next?If the wrist doesn’t respond
to the cortisone shot, then sea-son-ending surgery to repair thetendon sheath may be the nextstep.
“If he needs the surgery, heneeds it,” Cashman said. “No oneis holding that back. If it’s rec-ommended, that’s what we’ll do.Right now, they’re not recom-mending it.”
Meanwhile, the Yankees likelywill continue with veteran LyleOverbay at first base. Overbay,36, has eight homers and 30 RBI,but his .282 on-base percentagewas second-lowest among regu-lar American League first base-men entering Monday, ahead ofonly Adam Dunn of the ChicagoWhite Sox.
BY DANIEL BARBARISI
Big Tex’sWrist StillBad News
LINE-UPS FORDODGERS-YANKS
Dodgers roster51 Belisario, Ronald, RHP49 Castellanos, Alex, OF47 Cruz, Luis, IF16 Ethier, Andre, OF17 Ellis, A.J., C14 Ellis, Mark, IF18 Federowicz, Tim, C59 Fife, Stephen, RHP23 Gonzalez, Adrian, 1B21 Greinke, Zack, RHP54 Guerrier, Matt, RHP6 Hairston, Jerry, IF56 Howell, J.P., LHP74 Jansen, Kenley, RHP22 Kershaw, Clayton, LHP31 League, Brandon, RHP41 Moylan, Peter, RHP66 Puig, Yasiel, OF7 Punto, Nick, IF13 Ramirez, Hanley, IF75 Rodriguez, Paco, LHP99 Ryu, Hyun-Jin, LHP3 Schumaker, Skip, OF5 Uribe, Juan, IF44 Withrow, Chris, RHP
Yankees roster39 Adams, David, IF34 Bootcheck, Chris, RHP40 Brignac, Reid, IF24 Cano, Robinson, IF62 Chamberlain, Joba, RHP38 Claiborne, Preston, RHP11 Gardner, Brett, OF33 Hafner, Travis, DH65 Hughes, Phil, RHP31 Ichiro, OF27 Kelley, Shawn, RHP18 Kuroda, Hiroki, RHP48 Logan, Boone, LHP22 Neal, Thomas, OF17 Nix, Jayson, IF55 Overbay, Lyle, IF46 Pettitte, Andy, LHP41 Phelps, David, RHP42 Rivera, Mariano, RHP30 Robertson, David, RHP53 Romine, Austin, C52 Sabathia, CC, LHP19 Stewart, Chris, C25 Teixeira, Mark, IF12 Wells, Vernon, OF
WBC lightweight world cham-pion Adrien Broner (26-0, 22knockouts) is on everyone’stop-10 list of best pugilists onthe planet. On Saturday at theBarclays Center, Broner willleapfrog two weight divisionsand try to wrest the WBA wel-terweight crown (147 pounds)from Brooklyn’s Paulie Malig-naggi (32-4, seven knockouts).
Broner, who campaigns in astyle that closely resembles thatof Floyd Mayweather, has speed,pop and a tight defense. “I’vebeen watching this kid,” SugarRay Leonard recently said, “he isone of those rare fighters whohas the entire package.”
‘The Problem’Broner is a master at carefully
closing the distance in the ring.Once in range, he whips one ofthe most punishing right upper-cuts in the gloved game. Knownas “the Problem,” the 23-year-old Cincinnati native also causesproblems for his foes with shortand explosive left hooks.
Though Broner tires of thecomparisons, here is one any-way. “Mayweather is a defen-sive-minded fighter with an ex-ceptional offense,” legendarytrainer Naazim Richardson said.“Broner is an offensive-mindedfighter with a great defense.”
The OppositionReminiscent of Hall of Famer
Max Rosenbloom, who notched222 victories but only 19 byknockout, Malignaggi might holdthe belt for the lightest-punch-ing titleholder in the world. Lessthan a quarter of his victorieshave come by knockout.
That said, the fact that he isable to win big fights with so lit-
tle power is a testimony to hisextraordinary boxing ability.
At age 32, Malignaggi remainshighly elusive. He boasts terrificlateral movement, a durable chinand a highly effective left jab.
In the run-up to this clash,the combatants have demon-strated a heavyweight antipathyfor one another. Malignaggi isdismissive of the Broner fanfare.“He’s a little guy and he’s goingto see how overrated his powerwas,” Malignaggi said.
Malignaggi, nicknamed the“Magic Man,” is a commentatorfor Showtime, which will be tele-
casting the bout. Last week,Broner sneered that after thefight, “Malignaggi will have tobe at work with glasses on and Idon’t know how good that willbe for his career.”
The CardIn the cofeature, heavyweight
prospect and former MichiganState football player Seth “May-hem” Mitchell (25-1-1, 19 knock-outs) will try to reverse his sur-prising knockout loss toJohnathan Banks (29-1-1, 19knockouts).
BY GORDON MARINO
The Ringside ReportBig Bout Ahead; Will Any Sport Ever Surpass Boxing?
Adrien Broner looks like the next big thing.
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With the Triple Crown seasonover in the U.S., the focus inhorse racing shifts across thepond to England, where the an-nual Royal Ascot meeting beginsTuesday.
The opening race of the five-day meet is the Queen AnneStakes. Run over a mile on theturf, the race is headlined by2011 Kentucky Derby winner An-imal Kingdom, who earlier thisyear won the $10 million DubaiWorld Cup. The 5-year-old colt,the 8-11 favorite according tooddsmaker William Hill, faces 12rivals in the Queen Anne, includ-ing Declaration of War and thefilly Elusive Kate, a Grade 1 win-ner in France last year.
At New York’s Belmont Park,the spotlight Saturday will be on3-year-old fillies when Dreamingof Julia tops the field for the$300,000 Grade 1 Mother GooseStakes. Favored in the KentuckyOaks, Dreaming of Julia had atroubled trip, getting bumped atthe start and winding up fourth.She will return to face a fieldthat is expected to include Grade2 winner Close Hatches andToasting, third in Pimlico’sBlack-Eyed Susan last time out.
At the TrackTuesday is a dark day at Bel-
mont, but there is live racing up-state at Finger Lakes. The featureis a $25,000 allowance race forstate-bred fillies and mares, 3years old and up.
Here are selections for the 10-race card:
Race 1 (post time 1:10 p.m.)#4 Freudian Act (6-1)—Value
as the top jock/trainer team up(Davila Jr./Englehart).
#5 Lemon Sundae (7-5)#2 Cyber Romance (9-5)Race 2#2 Brazen Brianna (7-2)—Gets
a weight break.#4 Tattooed by Rick (3-1)#1a Catoneras (4-1)Race 3#3 Its Goodtobeking (9-5)—
Should reign as the day’s bestbet.
#4 Seeking Eldorado (7-2)#6 Me the Sea and GT (5-2)Race 4#5 Fort Denmark (10-1)—Can
upset at a big price if the lightbulb comes on.
#2 Crown’s Dominion (3-1)#7 Sea Fighter (7-2)Race 5#8 Shimmering Forest (2-1)—
The horse to beat and bet.
#6 Sunday Dreamer (4-1)#5 Another Silver Oak (3-1)Race 6#6 Caninan (8-5)—An obvious
play if you want to cash.#1 Deferral (5-1)#3 Karakorum Royale (3-1)Race 7#5 The Money Express (4-1)—
The name says it all.#4 Flyingshanako (5-2)#1 It’s a Family Show (2-1)Race 8#6 Macho Muchacho (8-1)—
Undefeated at Finger Lakes.#1 Cayo Hueso (5-1)#5 Stopthefever (4-1)Race 9#3 Sentimental Lass (3-2)—
Faced better in last at BelmontPark.
#5 Ecoach (5-2)#6 Victorious Song (6-1)Race 10#7 Hellacious Cat (6-1)—A
“cat” exacta in the nightcap.#3 Cat a Bit (7-2)#2 Sassy Expression (2-1)
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