Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
August 28, 2004
Chasing New York

As a follow-up to this post, I find the Yankees in a very interesting position right now. The AL playoff hunt is resembling a bicycle race, in which the Red Sox are leading a pack that is trying to chase down a lone, lead rider. The Sox are out front, and the others are being towed along the Boston draft. Normally, the Yankees wouldn't be too worried about the Red Sox catching them since the Yankees would likely end up the wild card anyway. But with Oakland, Anaheim and Texas also in the hunt, it could end up that two or three teams catch the Yankees, and then it's a dog fight not just for the AL East, but for the playoffs as well. New York can't be too happy with what they see in their rear view mirror right now.


Posted by David Pinto at 05:59 PM | Standings | TrackBack (0)
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The Yankees have to drop 7 games to Anaheim in 33 games and lose a one-game playoff to miss the postseason. If that happens, it would be the most shocking conclusion to a season EVER.

If the Yankees were to finish as bad as 16-17, Anaheim would have to finish 23-10 (.697), and they have to play 19 games against Boston, Oakland and Texas.

There are very few scenarios in which I could see New York missing the playoffs, all highly unlikely.

Posted by: Larry Mahnken at August 28, 2004 09:55 PM