This weekend the Red Sox visit the Yankees, and my excitement level couldn't be any less. Jim Caple mentions similar feelings on ESPN.com (although I couldn't stand all those fans who jumped on the Red Sox "underdog" bandwagon last year; hopefully some of them will now go root for the Twins or A's).
Here's more reason to not be so excited. Even if the Yankees were to sweep the Sox, they'd still be one game back in the East, and then they face their nemesis, the Devil Rays, later in the week. The Yanks have lost the season series to Tampa, and that is the difference between being in first and second place. It's hard to imagine the Yankees keeping up a consistant run to make up ground on the equally inconsistant Red Sox. On top of that, the Yankee pitching staff is full of injuries. I still think their best hope will be to make the playoffs as the wildcard and then catch fire in the playoffs. Don't forget, the wildcard team has won the World Series the last few years.
If the Yankees take 2/3 from Boston and then sweep Tampa, then they'll have my attention again. I don't have the patience for the up and down stomach/heartache. I get enough of that from the Jets.
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