Completely f***ing irrelevant.
The thing is, and I'm not sure you noticed, is that Texas and Tampa Bay aren't going anywhere. These teams are going to be neck and neck for the next forty games and it could really come down to a game here, a game there.
So yeah, if the Sox miss out on the postseason by one or two games, damn straight I'm looking at these games Youkilis just missed and am thinking "what if".
THAT'S why the decision was selfish. Hope it doesn't come down to that.