It’s realism, not pessimism. We will not be favored against the Yankees, and rightfully so. They are a more talented team. We can almost match their pitching but we don’t have the bats to compete with them, especially in NY. If BresLOW had done his job we would have had another excellent offensive player or two and this series would probably have been played at Fenway-or not at all if we finished first. Obviously losing Crochet and Anthony etc hurt but all teams have injuries. So the injury excuse doesn’t wash. It is what it is now and in all likelihood it’s another one and done.