Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Big Week
This is a huge week coming up, for many reasons.
-The Yankees play the Devil Rays, who have been their albatross in 2005. The Yanks are 4-9 against the Rays. Then, it's a huge 3-game series against Boston, which will go a long way towards deciding which team wins the AL East.
-The Mets fight for their playoff lives, if they still exist. The Braves beat them yesterday, and two more at Turner followed by four at St. Louis is a stretch that can render a team done. The Mets have to go 3-3 in these last six to have a shot.
-Boston is finally to get tested. They've had a dream homestand thus far, and have 3 more against the Angels in Fenway before heading to Yankee Stadium. It's a near certainty that Boston makes the playoffs in my mind, but a poor stretch here against teams that are fighting for playoff spots could place Boston squarely in the middle of a dog-fight to get to the postseason.
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I'm going to be more busy now, but I'll try to post daily. The posts may not be as long and substantive as they were until we hit October, but I'll do what I can.
-The Yankees play the Devil Rays, who have been their albatross in 2005. The Yanks are 4-9 against the Rays. Then, it's a huge 3-game series against Boston, which will go a long way towards deciding which team wins the AL East.
-The Mets fight for their playoff lives, if they still exist. The Braves beat them yesterday, and two more at Turner followed by four at St. Louis is a stretch that can render a team done. The Mets have to go 3-3 in these last six to have a shot.
-Boston is finally to get tested. They've had a dream homestand thus far, and have 3 more against the Angels in Fenway before heading to Yankee Stadium. It's a near certainty that Boston makes the playoffs in my mind, but a poor stretch here against teams that are fighting for playoff spots could place Boston squarely in the middle of a dog-fight to get to the postseason.
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I'm going to be more busy now, but I'll try to post daily. The posts may not be as long and substantive as they were until we hit October, but I'll do what I can.
# posted by Dave @ 7:21 PM 
