And of course nobody wants to be 3 1/2 games back, but I think the Yanks are still in great shape. They still have 3 games in hand on the Sox and after today, they will be done with Cleveland and Houston for the rest of the season. The Sox still have one series with Houston and haven’t played Cleveland at all yet, so they still have those games.
That’s a natural correction with those things alone, and when you think about it, the Sox have multiple guys playing at a level they’ve never played at before and the Yankees have gotten subpar years out of almost every player on the team, except for the rookies, bullpen and Severino. Take all of that into account and it’s hard not to imagine a swing in the standings as we move along. It almost feels like how this season has played out, the Sox should have a 10 games lead. But they don’t. And the Yanks will take advantage as things play out.
Agreed.
I've read and heard a lot about how the Yanks should be worried because they've played so well and with their record in most any other year, they'd have a nice lead and hold on the Division.
My response is, shouldn't the Sox feel that too and maybe even more? They're playing as good as they can and better at this point than any Sox team I can ever remember, yet they can't shake the Yanks. Plus haven't exactly dominated them in head to head.
My son in law is a huge Sox fan (otherwise a great guy and fantastic addition to our family) and he's constantly saying how no matter what they can't shake the Yanks. He doesn't think this race is anywhere near over especially since the Yanks are hanging right there with two All Star caliber players being out for weeks.
If anybody really is saying with any conviction that the race is over with the Sox up 3.5 games, they have never watched baseball before.
I'm not sure how you got that from either of these posts. In fact we've both pretty much said the opposite of that.
Sorry....Ive been skimming while watching the World Cup
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And of course nobody wants to be 3 1/2 games back, but I think the Yanks are still in great shape. They still have 3 games in hand on the Sox and after today, they will be done with Cleveland and Houston for the rest of the season. The Sox still have one series with Houston and haven’t played Cleveland at all yet, so they still have those games.
That’s a natural correction with those things alone, and when you think about it, the Sox have multiple guys playing at a level they’ve never played at before and the Yankees have gotten subpar years out of almost every player on the team, except for the rookies, bullpen and Severino. Take all of that into account and it’s hard not to imagine a swing in the standings as we move along. It almost feels like how this season has played out, the Sox should have a 10 games lead. But they don’t. And the Yanks will take advantage as things play out.
Agreed.
I've read and heard a lot about how the Yanks should be worried because they've played so well and with their record in most any other year, they'd have a nice lead and hold on the Division.
My response is, shouldn't the Sox feel that too and maybe even more? They're playing as good as they can and better at this point than any Sox team I can ever remember, yet they can't shake the Yanks. Plus haven't exactly dominated them in head to head.
My son in law is a huge Sox fan (otherwise a great guy and fantastic addition to our family) and he's constantly saying how no matter what they can't shake the Yanks. He doesn't think this race is anywhere near over especially since the Yanks are hanging right there with two All Star caliber players being out for weeks.
If anybody really is saying with any conviction that the race is over with the Sox up 3.5 games, they have never watched baseball before.
I'm not sure how you got that from either of these posts. In fact we've both pretty much said the opposite of that.
Sorry....Ive been skimming while watching the World Cup
I've been watching the WC too but bottom line we all agree this AL East isn't anywhere near over.