Mike Lowell's Six New York Cut Steaks

IT'S HARD TO DETERMINE whether the legend of Mike Lowell began as a result of what he brought to the plate in Boston or what the media did to create that image. Either way, playing hard, playing hurt, playing great defense and slugging well at Fenway is what wins over the fans of Beantown, or anywhere for that matter. And then this past saturday in a power-packed 16-11 win over the New York Yankees, Lowell gets six steaks, a 3-run bomb over the Green Monster as well as a 3-run double. Speaking of legends, ESPN reported it to be the most RBIs against the Yanks by a BoSox player since Carlton Fisk in '73.