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  1. yankees228
    Maybe, but the Tennessee defense looked pretty good during the first possession. I don't think Tennessee wins, but I wouldn't put it past Monte Kiffin to find a way to keep this game relatively close.
  2. yankees228
    Can Tenn. hang in there?
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    Which pitchers?
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    If they split the next two than I agree. However, if they win the next two, but still get swept by the Angels, there's a good chance that they'd still be 3.5 up going into the Red Sox series. That's not awful shape.
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    As far as how far the Yankees will go in the postseason and the "crapshoot argument", consider this... Lets say the Yankees win the division and play Detroit in the first round. Very likely. Game one would be Sabathia against Verlander. It's entirely possible that Verlander is simply untouchable and beat Sabathia, putting the Tigers up in the series. Game two would be Burnett against Jackson. It's entirely possible that Burnett has one of his awful outings, and Jackson pitches well enough to hang on, putting the Tigers up 2-0 in the series. You cannot deny that not only are those situations possible, there's a decent chance that they happen. If that were to occur, the Yankees would be one win away from elimination, going on the road. It would be far from an utter failure.
  6. yankees228
    Well, it depends what the Yankees do over the next five games. If the Red Sox go 6-1 on this road trip, which I expect them to do, the Yankees would have to go 1-4 for the deficit to fall to 2.5. I don't think that's going to happen. However, I would not be stunned if the the Yankees went 2-3, putting the deficit at 3.5 come next Friday. If the Yankees were to go 3-2 over during the rest of this road trip, and then avoid getting swept against the Red Sox, I don't see any reasonable way the Red Sox win the division.
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    Initially I did think that Kilo was correct, because he explanation did make sense. However, I mapped out some other possibilities afterwards, and the Red Sox current magic number to clinch a playoff berth is definitely 10 (and the Yankees is 3). Also, playing a one game playoff is not making it to the postseason. A one game playoff, according to the standings, counts as a regular season game. So even if you want to try using technical argument to say that clinching a tie is clinching a playoff berth, it's not. On top of that, there is no reason to celebrate clinching a tie? Why would you want to do that? Celebrate when you are actually assured of being in the postseason. EDIT: Believe me, I would love to be wrong on this issue. I would gladly accept being wrong for the Yankees' magic number to drop another game. However, to the best of my knowledge, that's not happening.
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    For all the Yankee fans who consider the division to be over, think about this for a second. Right now the Yankees lead the Red Sox by 6 games (7 in the win column, 5 in the loss column). The Yankees have two more games against Seattle and then three games against Anaheim. They're not playing great baseball right now, and it is entirely possible that they go 2-3. The Red Sox have two more games against Baltimore and three more games against Kansas City. How many of those games can we reasonably expect them to lose, especially considering how well they're playing? One? Maybe two? If the Yankees go 2-3 and the Red Sox go 5-1, going into next Friday, the Yankees would be leading the Red Sox by 3.5 games (4 in the win column, 3 in the loss column). If that happens, the division is by no means over.
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    I think too many managers fall into the "I'll never put the go ahead run on" way of thinking. However, some situations do call for it. Is it the right move because of the possibility that Ichiro wins the game? Of course not. However, Ichiro is the MLB hit leader. He has a better chance than anyone else in the entire game to get a single in that spot. He is their one good hitter, and, if I'm the Yankees, he's the guy I don't want to beat me. On top of that, if the game goes to extra innings, the Yankees are in trouble anyway. They would have already used Rivera and Hughes, and would have to turn to the worse part of bullpen. Do your best to win the game right there, instead of being so concerned about losing the game.
  10. yankees228
    Kilo, I don't want to antagonistic, but do you really still think the Red Sox magic number is 9? Are you actually going to think they're officially in the playoffs after 9 games are shaved off the magic number?
  11. yankees228
    Considering the Yankees schedule for the next week and the Red Sox schedule for the next week I maintain that the division is not over.
  12. yankees228
    One of the worst losses of the year. However, it's pretty ridiculous to pitch to Suzuki there.
  13. yankees228
    Nice to see A.J. pitch well, even if it was against the Mariners. His stuff looked good, and he gave up very few hard hit balls.
  14. yankees228
    It gives teams a better chance to win, but it doesn't always win. As for your examples...I think you want to take some of those back. The 2008 Phillies had one really dominant starter, but their rotation as a whole was arguably not as good as the Rays. The 2003 Marlins, even though Beckett was great (although he went 1-1 in the World Series) were not as good a pitching team as the Yankees. The 1996 Yankees and the 1999 Yankees? Seriously? They had better pitching than the team they beat in the World Series?
  15. yankees228
    One of the greatest postseason pitching teams ever was the 2001 Diamondbacks. Now, in the end, they won. However, they barely won in the first round, and, in a way, the 2001 World Series speaks to how much of a crapshoot the postseason can be. The Diamondbacks dominated that entire series, yet they went back home down 3-2 because their closer made two bad pitches. In the end, they won, but it was literally thanks to the absolute slimmest of margins. Even though they dominated the entire series, they only won thanks to two huge mistakes by the Yankees in that bottom of the ninth inning. Very similar to the 1960 World Series. The Yankees dominated the Pirates in almost every statistical category, and were clearly the better team, but ended up losing the series. It can be very flukey.
  16. yankees228
    Nothing like having Kevin Appier and Jeff Weaver as number 2's.
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    Well, if you want to get technical, they considered that game number 163. Anyway, are you really going to consider them having clinched, when all they've clinched is a tie?
  19. yankees228
    Here's my post from last night's game thread: http://www.talksox.com/forum/476326-post231.html Tell me what you think.
  20. yankees228
    Great play by Nelson Cruz to save three runs.
  21. yankees228
    It's Drew that came out according to Gameday.
  22. yankees228
    Another opportunity tonight for A.J. to turn it around. Seattle's offense is not very good, but he is facing a heck of a pitcher.
  23. yankees228
    Kilo, did you catch my post in the other game thread? I think that the Red Sox magic number is 12 and the Yankees is 4, instead of 11 and 3. EDIT: But I'm wondering if I'm missing something.
  24. yankees228
    Gameday had the 7th pitch to Scott as a curve at the top of the zone. Just missed it?
  25. yankees228
    Take a look at the 1996 World Series. The Braves were far and away better than the Yankees. However, the Yankees got break after break after break, and somehow, improbably, they won the series.
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