Time for those magic numbers again!
Last night's game was pretty draining, frustrating, roller coaster ride. Just like the night before it. But we prevailed, same night the Sox clinched a berth in the postseason. Good for them.
Our magic number for the wild card now stands at 3. Three more wins and we are in the post season as well. Just 3 more wins out of 8 games left and we are good to go. Well, 3 wins from us or 3 losses from the Tigers. Ok, i'm not saying this right, LOL, what i mean is a combination that equals 3 of wins by us or losses by the Tigers clinches us a post season berth! There, i think i finally got the terminology right. Ha ha. Phewww. Every year, the magic number thing hurts my head. And you'd think it'd be different with me being a math dork, eh. LOL. Too much math hurts your brain cells. Stay away from Math folks! 
lol, j/k.
Ok, so the Angels need one more game to clinch a playoff berth. If there's any team i DON'T want to face in the post season, its them. So what do we need to do to avoid them at all costs? LOL. I'm not all that afraid of the Sox and neither am i of the Indians. Actually, C.C. scares me a bit, but thats it. Speaking of which, i'm kind of proud of the Indians team for winning the division this year. I really really dont like the Tigers (well, after last year, lol), so glad to see them on their way to being knocked off upside their head.
As for the Mets, in a strange "hometown love" kind of way, i am rooting for them. I dont really have a big problem with the Mets has i have said before. Actually, most Yankee fans dont have a big problem with the Mets. Its the Mets fans that have problems with the Yankees, which i have deduced with a LOT of them stems from an inferiority complex, or maybe a rebellious need to stand up to the "big bad winning team". LOL. I have lots of Mets fans friends. We tease each other back and forth, but in the end, its all love. I love the team they have for the most part (except for Pedro and Lo Duca). How could i hate of David Wright and Jose Reyes?? I love those guys, they are great! Then good ol Willie Randolph...13 of his 18 playing seasons as a beloved Yankee...and i love what he does as a manager. How could i hate that team?? The only time i'd root against the Mets is if they are playing against us or if a positive outcome for them will affect us in anyway. Otherwise, go Mets! Lets hope they manage to hold on and keep those Phillies away!
Its gonna be a very exciting week of baseball to say the very least! I'll be watching!! =)
What the Yankees have done this second-half is nothing short of remarkable, Lola--46-22 and counting. Now, after all the travails of the first half, they're three games from the playoffs--three, with eight to play. Outstanding just doesn't begin to describe how I feel.
On the playoffs, I know the Yankees' history with the Angels, but I have a strong feeling that the Yankees will beat the Angels should they face each other in the playoffs. I completely respect the Angels and their ability to contact hit and wreak havoc on the bases, but they don't scare me as they have in years past. The Yanks played them very well the last two series of this season, and with Joba out of the pen, as well as the team hitting very well, I think the Yankees will take all comers.
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Cleveland is half-a-game up on Anaheim.. if Cleveland finishes ahead of Anaheim and the Yankees get the WC, then the Yankees would face Cleveland instead
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i know Jason! Its pretty amazing how far we have come from when we were 14.5 games behind, and behind the devil rays for that matter, and we were the laughing stock of mlb. I wish i could have a person to person chat with all the ESPN analysts who were so certain that the Yankees wont make it this year. HA!!! we prevail yet again :-D
Hey Level!! Thanks for explaining that to me! =)
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