08-30-2007, 02:09 AM
Galt Wrote:Yes. And the Washington Nationals have also beat Milwaukee this year. What's your point?
Look at who they played over the past 5 weeks when they've won over 70% of their games: the Angels (three games), Devil Rays (eight games), Blue Jays (seven games), Royals (seven games), Orioles (seven games), White Sox (three games), Cleveland (three games) and Tigers (four games). All in all, that's only 17 games out of 42 against teams above .500.
Just 15 of their 37 remaining games are against teams currently under .500.
On the other hand, the Red Sox (who will be up 6 after tonight) have only 6 games remaining againts teams who are .500 or above - all the Yankees.
The only tough series the Yanks have left after the Red Sox is Seattle, at Seattle, and if the Yanks are to believe they deserve to win the East, let alone make the playoffs, they need to win that series. While I whole-heartedly believe that the Yankees have what it takes to make the playoffs, it's still a scary time. They spent the first half of the season below 500, and the only thing obessively on every fan's mind is the number in between the Sox and the Yanks. It's maddening.