not sure if anyone mentioned it, but Derek Jeter moved up a spot on the all-time hits list last night. Guess who he passed.
and finally, the game on sunday should be interesting. mcgowan vs. mussina and the bullpens are pretty gassed (although obviously each team has a lot of filler pitchers promoted from the minors).
Arod single handedly had won that game twice for the Yankees yesterday and almost a third time. Unfortunately he couldn't pitch too. I really hope we never have to hear anymore of that drivel about him not being clutch ever again. I didn't realize it before because I missed a lot of it while flying. Not until I read this. http://www.nypost.com/seven/09232007/sports/yankees/a_rod_just_keeps_delivering.htm
Joe Torre. Pretty amazing. I never realized Joe had that many hits. --------------- Long weekend in the Bronx. I don't like it. There's still two games left, and we still need a few more wins to take the wild card. We won't be able to coast even in the last couple games against Baltimore and TB. If the Yankees can go all the way this year, it will have been seriously earned. Any non-Yankees fans can say anything they want, but this team has seriously earned their spot in October this year. If you can't give the Yankees credit for a miracle comeback this year, you're just not a true baseball fan. You may hate that it happened, but for the first time in a long time, this Yankees team has not simply walked into October, and has fought hard to earn their spot among the league's best.
If the Yankees can win these last two games the worst they can end up after Monday is a game and a half behind Cleveland and 2 behind Boston and LA and that assumes they all win everything. If you look at everybody's remaining schedules we would have better then a 50-50 chance of catching them all and ending up with the best record in the league. Now wouldn't that be something? We definitely have the tie breaker with Boston and Cleveland. We were 3-3 with LA and I don't know what the second tie breaker is. Here it is. Goes to intradivision next and that would go the LA over the Yankees as it stands now but we still have 8 division games left so who knows. Scenario #8: There is a three-way tie for highest winning percentage among Division winners and a tiebreaker is required to determine home field advantage in the Division Series. The tied Club that has a better record against both of the other Division champions during the championship season will be deemed to have the higher winning percentage. The tie between the two remaining Clubs shall be broken as follows: The first tiebreaker will be head-to-head competition between the two Clubs during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in intradivision games during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in intraleague games during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in the last half of intraleague games during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in the last half plus one of intraleague games during the championship season. This process will be followed game-by-game until the tie is broken. If none of the three tied Clubs has a better record against both of the other Division champions during the championship season, then the Club deemed to have the higher winning percentage shall be: The tied Club with the higher winning percentage in head-to-head competition among the tied Clubs during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in intradivision games during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in intraleague games during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in the last half of intraleague games during the championship season. If the Clubs remain tied, then the tied Club with the higher winning percentage in the last half plus one of intraleague games during the championship season. This process will be followed game-by-game until the tie is broken.
Better than 50-50? Not even close. Try 14%. That's the chances right now of passing even the Red Sox. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/ps_oddselo.php That takes things like strength of schedule and run differential into account.
Definitely better then 50/50. The assumption was we win our next two games. Those odds are based on today.
You have Oakland and Minnesota. Cleveland has Seattle (4 games including a DH) and KC. LA has Texas and Oakland. We have TB and Baltimore. There is no doubt the odds favor us to catch all three.
Hey stupid, I just showed you the odds. They are NOT in the Yankees favor. Far from it. Only Cleveland has any games left against winning teams. You act like the Sox play all star teams from here on out. In reality they play two sub-.500 teams. The magic number for the division is 6. If the Sox go even 3-4 in their last 7, the Yankees have to go 6-2. If the Sox go 4-3, that makes it 7-1 for the Yankees. Any more than that and the Yankees have to win out. The Yankees divisional chances are not that great. Also, you would HAVE to think that as soon as a wildcard spot is official they're going to start resting some guys too.
Maybe if you would get your head out of your ass and listen you could understand something. Those are today's odds. I said the assumption was based on the Yankees winning the next two games. Do you seriously think those odds don't change after every game? Oh wait, you still think Matsusaka is an ace so that answers everything.
Joba pitching after throwing 2 innings on Friday night (only 1 day of rest). First time he has come in with runners on base. 2 outs.
You fucking retard. Fine. I'll just say that if the Sox win their next 6 games they have a 100% chance of winning the division. Your statement is a stupid one. Of COURSE they're going to have better odds if they keep winning, but you can't just arbitrarily make statements about the odds if they win future games and expect to be taken seriously.
Joba pitched 1.1 innings, 3 strike-outs, a save, all on his 22nd birthday. Yankees have now at least pulled off a split, and TECHNICALLY, won this series. Tomorrow's game is a make-up for a series in April
hahaha Devil is all fired up....as a yankee fan Id like to win the division of course...but Ill take the wild card, I really dont care that much....but Devil- you definitely sound like youre a bit nervous man.......
