Monday, August 16, 2010

7 Come 11

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the Tampa Bay Rays... tied with the Yankees for "the best record in baseball".

If the AL East race stays close, eleven days in September are likely to decide how arguably the two best teams in baseball finish. Between September 13 and 23 the Yankees and Rays face each other seven times, four at the stadium and three in St. Pete. Advantage? Neither. Check each team's home and road records and all 7 games are pick 'em. The Rays have the tougher schedule between now and the 13th but the Yankees have been unable to post a winning record this month. The Yankees look old. The Rays do not. And guess who passed the Yankees for the largest runs for and against differential.

Following these critical series the Rays finish the season against Settle, Baltimore, and KC while the Yankees draw 3 at home against the Red Sox and close with consecutive 3 game road series at Toronto and Boston. That could get ugly.

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