Standings: Week four — Javy isn’t helping
A month in, the Rays are still playing really well, and despite Javy Vazquez’s continued struggles, the Yankees have basically kept pace. The Red Sox’s pitching seems to be coming around, but a weekend...
View ArticleStandings: Week five — So long, Fenway
For the Yankees, week five brought a seemingly endless string of injuries but two more series wins. The Red Sox, in sore need of a lift, swept four from Angels. The week finished with the Yanks taking...
View ArticleStandings: Week 6 — Break up the Tigers!
The Sox and Yankees each lost a series to Detroit this week. It must be Johnny Damon. Phil Hughes and Daisuke Matsuzaka will duel tonight, as the Red Sox try to win the first of two on the way to...
View ArticleStandings: Week 7 — A Race for the Wild Card?
The Red Sox and Yankees split a short, but dramatic, series early in the week. Then each team faced two demanding series. With Tampa’s lead growing by the day, we’ve today posted the Wild Card...
View ArticleStandings: Week 8 — Well, that wasn’t so bad…
At long last, the Rays look slightly human. Despite a raft of injuries and a shaky bullpen, the Yankees managed to gain 3.5 games in the standings last week thanks to the Red Sox pounding the Rays for...
View ArticleStandings: Week 9 — Toronto keeps it going
Well, look what we have here — a real life race in the American League East. Perhaps those prediction that Tampa Bay would run away from the pack were off base? This continues to be the best division...
View ArticleHello, first place
As of this afternoon, the Yankees’ win and the Rays’ loss puts them in a tie for first place atop the American League East — and also puts Boston, at least until tomorrow night, atop the AL Wild Card...
View ArticleStandings: Week 10 — With 99 left, a new season starts
Yankee fans woke up this morning to find their team in first place, which ain’t bad considering how much has been written about the just how good the Rays are. As I said in a previous post, being in...
View ArticleStandings: Week 11 — It’s getting a bit crowded up here
Oh boy. Finally, the Yankees have sole possession of first place, but their hold on it couldn’t be any more tenuous. There are 17-hundredths of a percentage point separating the Yanks, Rays and Sox....
View ArticleStandings: Week 13 — Halfway there
Note: These standings reflect the division race as of Monday, when I wrote this post — but for some reason didn’t post it. Given that the Red Sox lost to the Rays last night, they’ve now switched...
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