July 07, 2008
Good Weekend for Small Markets
The Red Sox and Yankees splitting four games this weekend turned out to be good news for both the Rays and the Twins. Both teams boast winning streaks of at least five games, so were able to gain ground and extend leads on the big two. The Rays now lead by five games in the AL East, seven games in the AFILC. The Twins are just 1/2 game behind Boston for the wild card. At this point, it's possible that neither Boston nor New York make the playoffs. That would certainly be a shock.
It's working like clockwork for the DRays - some scoffed last week when I said the Drays would go to the break with a 5.5 lead - it looks like it could be even more. They get a good start pretty much every time out now - that will make them tough to catch.