P2JW169000-4-A03000-1--------NS NY C M Y K Composite BP,CK A30 |Tuesday, June 18,2013 **** THE WALL STREETJOURNAL. SPORTS Bums, YanksTo-niteinBronx Feels Like Old Times as AncientRivals Play FirstRegular-Season Game in NewYork LINE-UPS FOR Big Tex’s DODGERS-YANKS WristStill Dodgers roster 51 Belisario,Ronald, RHP BadNews 49 Castellanos, Alex,OF 47 Cruz, Luis, IF BY DANIEL BARBARISI 16 Ethier,Andre, OF Yankees firstbaseman Mark 17 Ellis, A.J., C Teixeiraislikely heading back to 14 Ellis, Mark, IF the disabled list foratleast a few weeks as the team tries to 18 Federowicz, Tim, C avoid season-ending surgery on 59 Fife,Stephen, RHP his injured right wrist. Teixeira, 33,returned from 23 Gonzalez, Adrian, 1B thedisabled list at the start of 21 Greinke, Zack, RHP June aftermissing nearly all of 54 Guerrier,Matt, RHP the season’sfirst two months with atorn tendon sheath in his 6Hairston, Jerry,IF right wrist. 56 Howell, J.P.,LHP Aftertwo weeks of poor per- 74 Jansen, Kenley, RHP formance—he has a.151 batting averageand .609 OPS(on-base- 22 Kershaw, Clayton, LHP plus-slugging percentage)—Teix- 31 League, Brandon, RHP eirapulled himself from the Yan- 41 Moylan, Peter, RHP kees’ lossSaturday in Anaheim against the LosAngeles Angels, 66 Puig, Yasiel, OF saying he didn’t feel poweriN 7Punto,Nick, IF his swing. 13 Ramirez, Hanley, IF Teixeirawas sent foranMRI, which confirmed inflammation 75 Rodriguez, Paco,LHP in the wrist, and given acorti- 99 Ryu, Hyun-Jin, LHP BY DANIEL BARBARISI sone shot in thehopes of calm- ing it down. 3Schumaker,Skip, OF Thelast time the Dodgers 5Uribe, Juan, IF playedbaseball in the Bronx,it GM Cashman: No 44 Withrow,Chris, RHP wasthe fall of 1981, and the squadfromLos Angeles was Move Just Ye t about to take revengefor years Yankees general manager Yankees roster of Yankee dominance. Brian Cashman said he had yet 39 Adams, David, IF That night, Oct. 28,1981, Yan- to pull the triggeronadisabled- keefirst baseman Bob Watson list moveMondayafternoon. But 34 Bootcheck, Chris, RHP hitalazy flyball to center,and he expectstobewithout Teix- 40 Brignac, Reid, IF TommyLasorda led his Dodgers eirafor at least aweek following 24 Cano,Robinson, IF ontothe grassofthe old Yankee the shot, and it could be lon- Stadium to celebratewinning the ger—so playing short-handed for 62 Chamberlain, Joba, RHP 1981 World Series. several weeks isn’t in his team’s 38 Claiborne, Preston, RHP That marked thefinal meet- best interests. ing between the two teams here, 2) “I haven’t done anything 11 Gardner,Brett,OF s( until now. TheDodgersreturn to es thereyet, but I’m leaning toward 33 Hafner,Travis, DH Pr the Bronx on Tuesdayfor atwo- ed the disabled list,” Cashman said. 65 Hughes, Phil, RHP game set against the Yankees, rekindling an ancient rivalry. sociat 31 Ichiro, OF As Is the Knife Next? This will be their firstregular- Top, fans at the 1952 Dodgers-Yankees World Series. Above,Jackie Robinson steals home in 1955. 27 Kelley, Shawn, RHP season meeting in NewYork. If the wrist doesn’t respond 18 Kuroda, Hiroki, RHP (They have playedinterleague ries,when the Yankees beat the Therivalrydidn’t end there. getyourself ahorse and moveto to the cortisone shot, then sea- games in LosAngeles,most re- Dodgersfor the firsttime. When the two teams matched up California.” son-ending surgery to repair the 48 Logan, Boone, LHP cently in 2010.) That wasfollowedbyare- in later years—in the 1977, 1978 That final out in 1981 began a tendon sheath maybethe next 22 Neal, Thomas, OF “It’sawesome,the Dodgers markable six World Series duels and 1981 World Series—it wasas long,fallowperiod forthe Yan- step. 17 Nix, Jayson, IF coming back to NewYork,” said between the two teams from standardbearersfor their re- kees,beforethe Derek Jeterdy- “Ifheneeds the surgery,he Yankees general manager Brian 1947 to 1956,when famous spectivecoasts. nasty pulled the team back to needs it,” Cashman said. “No one 55 Overbay, Lyle, IF Cashman, who grew up aDodger names likeJoe DiMaggio,Mickey “The Dodgersand the Yankees prominence, while the Dodgers is holding that back.Ifit’srec- 46 Pettitte,Andy,LHP fan. “Believeme, Iknowthe ri- Mantle,Jackie Robinson and Pee drew aspecial attraction be- kept going as one of the mar- ommended, that’swhat we’ll do. 41 Phelps, David, RHP valryand stuff because the WeeReese fought over NewYork cause geographically it wasEast quee teams of the 1980s. Right now, they’renot recom- Dodgerswerealways on the los- baseball supremacybeforethe Coast and West Coast,” said This season, the Yankees have mendingit.” 42 Rivera, Mariano,RHP ing end of that until ’81.” Dodgersmoved to LosAngeles ReggieJackson, who starred for been scrappy enough, riding a Meanwhile,the Yankees likely 30 Robertson, David, RHP That matchup is merely the in 1958. the Yankees in those three bunch of admirable retreads and will continue with veteraNlyle 53 Romine, Austin, C most recent of 11 World Series TheDodgerswon only one of World Series.“If you’realittle anonymous rookies to acompet- Overbayatfirst base.Overbay, between the two clubs,continu- those six matchups,though they bit moreofthe country-clubber, itive38-31 record.The Dodgers, 36,has eight homersand 30 RBI, 52 Sabathia, CC,LHP ingarivalrythat stretches back picked up another title over the youliveonthe leftcoast. And meanwhile,havesuffered but his .282 on-base percentage 19 Stewart, Chris, C to the early 1900s.Atthe time, Yankees afew yearslater,when then NewYork wassupposed to through injuries and ineffective- wassecond-lowest among regu- 25 Teixeira, Mark, IF the Yankees and the then-Brook- aBrooklyn nativenamed Sandy be scrappy,tough gritty—you nessfromtheir starstolimp to lar American League firstbase- lyn Robinscompeted over fans Koufax pitched his hometowN makeitinNew York,you caN a29-39 mark and the ignominy men entering Monday, ahead of 12 Wells, Vernon, OF in NewYork beforethey finally franchise to victoryinthe 1963 makeitanywhere, and if you of last placedespitebaseball’s only Adam Dunn of the Chicago met on the field in the 1941 Se- World Series. want to go to Hollywood, then highestpayroll. WhiteSox. The Ringside Report What’sHappening Big Bout Ahead; Will AnySport Ever SurpassBoxing? With the Ponies BY GORDON MARINO WBC lightweight world cham- pion Adrien Broner (26-0,22 Play of the Day: knockouts) is on everyone’s top-10 list of best pugilistsoN Its Goodtobeking the planet. On Saturdayatthe Barclays Center,Broner will At Finger Lakes leapfrog two weight divisions andtry to wrest the WBAwel- BY JIM CHAIRUSMI terweight crown(147pounds) from Brooklyn’sPaulie Malig- With the Triple Crownseason naggi (32-4,seven knockouts). over in the U.S.,the focus in Broner,who campaigns in a horseracing shifts acrossthe style that closely resembles that pond to England, wherethe an- of Floyd Mayweather,has speed, nual RoyalAscot meeting begins pop and atight defense.“I’ve Tuesday. been watching this kid,” Sugar Theopening race of the five- RayLeonardrecently said, “heis daymeet is the Queen Anne one of those rare fighterswho Stakes. Run over amile on the s es hasthe entirepackage.” turf,the race is headlined by Pr 2011 KentuckyDerby winner An- ma Zu ‘The Problem’ imal Kingdom, who earlier this year wonthe $10 million Dubai lipse/ Ec Broner is amaster at carefully World Cup.The 5-year-old colt, Dreaming of Julia is envisioning abetterrun at Belmont. closing the distanceinthe ring. the 8-11 favoriteaccording to Once in range, he whips one of oddsmakerWilliam Hill, faces 12 Hereare selections forthe 10- #6 SundayDreamer (4-1) the most punishing right upper- rivals in the Queen Anne,includ- race card: #5 Another Silver Oak (3-1) cutsinthe gloved game.Known s ing Declaration of Warand the Race 1 (post time 1:10 p.m.) Race 6 es as “the Problem,” the 23-year- Pr filly ElusiveKate, aGrade 1win- #4 Freudian Act (6-1)—Value #6 Caninan (8-5)—An obvious old Cincinnati nativealso causes ma ner in Francelast year. as the topjock/trainer team up playifyou want to cash. problems forhis foes with short Zu At NewYork’sBelmont Park, (Davila Jr./Englehart). #1 Deferral (5-1) and explosivelefthooks. the spotlight Saturdaywill be on #5 Lemon Sundae (7-5) #3 KarakorumRoyale (3-1) Though Broner tires of the Images/ 3-year-old fillies when Dreaming #2 Cyber Romance(9-5) Race 7 comparisons,hereisone any- tion of Julia tops the field forthe Race 2 #5 TheMoney Express(4-1)— Ac way.“Mayweather is adefen- Adrien Broner lookslikethe next big thing. $300,000 Grade 1Mother Goose #2 Brazen Brianna (7-2)—Gets Thename says it all. sive-minded fighter with an ex- Stakes. Favoredinthe Kentucky aweight break. #4 Flyingshanako(5-2) ceptional offense,” legendary tle powerisatestimonytohis casting the bout. Last week, Oaks,Dreaming of Julia had a #4 Tattooed by Rick (3-1) #1 It’saFamily Show(2-1) trainer Naazim Richardson said. extraordinaryboxing ability. Broner sneeredthat afterthe troubled trip,getting bumped at #1a Catoneras (4-1) Race 8 “Broner is an offensive-minded At age32, Malignaggi remains fight, “Malignaggi will have to the start and winding up fourth. Race 3 #6 Macho Muchacho (8-1)— fighter with agreat defense.” highly elusive. He boaststerrific be at work with glasses on and I She will return to faceafield #3 ItsGoodtobeking (9-5)— Undefeated at Finger Lakes. lateral movement, adurable chin don’t knowhow good that will that is expected to include Grade Should reign as the day’sbest #1 Cayo Hueso (5-1) The Opposition and ahighly effectiveleftjab. be forhis career.” 2winner Close Hatches and bet. #5 Stopthefever (4-1) In the run-up to this clash, Toasting,thirdinPimlico’s #4 SeekingEldorado (7-2) Race 9 Reminiscent of Hall of Famer thecombatantshavedemon- The Card Black-Eyed Susan last time out.