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July 10, 2006
The King of Wishful Thinking
As we enter the 2006 All-Star break, the Yankees trail the Red Sox by three games in the standings - and Toronto is two back of New York. Here are the remaining games for each of these three teams this season:
The Blue Jays are in the hole here - they have two less games left than the Yankees and Red Sox. Also, Toronto has more road games left than home games.
The Yankees have 45 games (out of 76) against the rest of the A.L. East. In order for the Yankees to win this year, they're going to have to beat Toronto, Baltimore and Tampa Bay in the second half - and hold their own when they play Boston (9 times).
The Red Sox are in the drivers seat here. They have 44 of their remaining 76 games scheduled at Fenway Park. Plus, Boston has 39 games left against teams who are presently not .500 ballclubs.
The great hope for the Yankees here is that the Red Sox still have 15 games to play on the West Coast - whereas the Yankees have just 6 West Coast games left this season. Maybe those West Coast road trips will take a bite out of the Red Sox in the second half?
Posted by Steve Lombardi at July 10, 2006 02:57 PM
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Wishful thinking, sure, but it wouldn't be the first time a team dried up down the stretch. Papelbon would be the one I'd keep my eye on to fade.
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at July 10, 2006 09:09 PM