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You haven't clinched the division yet. Stop sucking.

Sincerely,

Yankees Fans

get ready for another 1st round flameout!! burnett will get shelled, joba blows, and we have no good playoff starter besides CC.  pettite's actually the pitcher i trust most come postseason!!   i miss moose :-(

What they really are trying to do is choke the division away so that they can play Anaheim and go home in 3.  I think they like to get beat by the Angels.

^Except that the only way they will face the Angels is if they choke away the division...which is looking more and more like it could happen.  9.5 game lead is down to five with Boston only four back in the loss area.  3 more games head to head.

If the playoffs start as is, with Detroit/New York and Anaheim / Boston...does anyone really think Anaheim is going to pick this year to suddenly get by the Sox?  I don't.  New York will crush Detroit and they've already showed that they present terrible match up problems with Boston. 

New York needs to win the division in order to get Detroit and a shot at Boston.  If, for some reason, Boston over takes NY and sends them to a 5 game ALDS show down with the Angels...I don't like the Yankees' changes in that.  I especially don't like their chances with Anaheim in a seven game set should the Angels find a way to beat Boston this year.

Another choke job last night, 5-2 loss vs. the Angels. A nice prelude of what to expect in the postseason..... ::)

At least it is the Angels!  Did you catch Boston's act in KANSAS CITY last night???  Holy crap.  Up 9-2 at one point and they lose 12-9?????

To the ROYALS?

What's that smell? Must be the spoor of AL Elitist swine... ;D

Meanwhile... Hopefully the Padres can help out the Marlins by kicking a little ass on Colorado and the Giants the last two weeks of the season.

Viva la senior circuit!! (The Revolution will go extra innings)

Go San Diego!

Cashman stated today that Joba has to earn a postseason spot. Meaning, if Gaudin does okay and Joba continues his 9.00 ERA in his last 8 starts, he will be left out of October entirely.

I mean, it's probably only going to be 4 games, but that still sucks.

Wow. Not even the bullpen? That's terrible.

I did see this. And the funny thing is that they decided to play through pouring rain, not just a light drizzle. Surely had this game been at Fenway it would have been called and ruled official while the Red Sox were leading.

Sabathia
Pettitte
Burnette
Mariano
Hughes
Marte
Robertson (if healthy)
Aceves
Coke
Gaudin (long relief)
Mitre? (long relief)

I guess that leaves one bullpen spot if they are going for 12 pitchers. If not, that's 11. Coke has been fine if not for his ridiculous ability to give up Homeruns.

Well...yeah!

KC's manager (whoever he is this week) said he was actually shocked it wasn't called off in the 7th himself. 

BoSox bats came alive late in the game to stay on pace with the Yankees who capped a dramatic series by edging the Angels 3-2. 

Yankees are 6 games up with nine left.  Not gonna put the champagne on ice just yet, but I will order it.   ;D

^The lead might be six, however Boston only trails by 5 in the loss column and has three head to head games this week.  Boston has 10 games left, tonight's tilt with KC, New York for three and then finish at home with Toronto and Cleveland.

You might want to hold off ordering anything.

Boston's only chance is a sweep. If the Yankees just win one game, that means their lead is 4 with 7 to play. So, Boston would have to go 7-0 while the Yankees would have to do no better than 3-4. Unlikely, but you never know seeing what the Mets did the last 2 years.

Gonna have to beat Boston or Anaheim anyway if they want to reach the World Series, so the remaining games are just for positioning.

Looks like Joba found his groove last night.  Your boys are now 6 1/2 out with 9 to go.  I think I might as well place that order. 

CC shut them down today, its O-VER. Enjoy playing the pesky Angels....LOL

Get the champagne on ice baby!!!  After a two year hiatus, the AL East Division title is back where it belongs!!!

Yes, now they can rest some players, but they need to stay focused. It seems that the hottest team wins the World Series, not the one with the best record. Can't lose 6 of 9 playing scrubs while Boston and Anaheim win 8 of 9 going full speed.

A couple observations that came out of this series.  I'm wonder why Boston didn't want to win?  I understand the need to rest players.  When you're 5.5 games out of 1st and the difference between the division and wild card is Detroit at home or Anaheim on the road...don't you want to go all out?

So someone please explain to me why the following players got a day off during a weekend series against the Yankees?  V-Mart.  Youkilis.  Lowell.  Drew.  Bay.  Ellsbury.  A-Gone. 

I mean, seriously.  Lowrie, Anderson, Kotchman and 'Tek all in one line up.  That doesn't scream "we're trying really hard here!"  And Boston still should have taken 2 out of 3. 

Losing the division isn't a big deal to me.  Even with  a sweep you're looking at a 2.5 lead with seven to go.  It's the way Tito went out of this weekend.  Byrd threw a gem yesterday and went into the 6th.  With two runners on you bring in Saito?  In the 6th? 

It was very clear that Tito wanted to get his players home with a roster intact without injury.  That's fine.  But at least try?

On the plus side, Matsuzaka seems to be back on track.  That is a huge plus knowing who the #4 is.  I have zero issues tossing him out there right now against the Angels, none at all. 

Yeah, neither side really wanted to win at the cost of waking up their stars from their nap. Melky, Gardner and Molina in the same lineup. Not exactly a playoff lineup.