Sorting it all out
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by user The Widening Geier
Lets pause for a nice group chant "FIRST PLACE YANKEES -clapclap, clapclapclap".
The Yankees begin a run of 21 games in 20 days which should decide the season and shake out the playoffs in the AL. Tonight starts off a 3 game set with the White Sox, who are seemingly resigned to the Wild Card, as Detroit simply will not come back to Earth. Contending with the White Sox for this spot are the Sox of a darker hue from Boston. The Yankees have been on a charge since the break, and have built themselves a 2 game cushion in the AL East, with a 3 game lead in the loss column. Trading deadline acquisitions of Bobby Abreu, Craig Wilson, and Cory Lidle have bolstered a steadily improving Bomber squad, and with the return of Cano expected tonight, and Pavano, Sheffield, Matsui and Dotel all due back in a month or so, the Yankees may soon find themselves with a preponderence of productive talent. Teams at this point in the season usually look to trades to give them a shot in the arm. However, not many can add 5 players who have been All-Stars at one point or another to a roster that already has 8 former All-Stars currently playing.
To add to this divisional help, Boston sees Wells, Timmy Junk Ball, Trot Nixon, and Jason Varitek claimed by injury. The next few series should help shake things out, and Boston will hope that their 5 man team of Ortiz, Manny, Shill, Papelbon and Beckett can help them make-up ground in their games against Baltimore and KC.
In the West, a dog-fight between the A's and LAAsof A is on and popping again. Lets get it on!
Date
Tue 08/08/06, 10:42 am EST
