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sometimes things that go down just plain sink

bl, you are depressing me. I just watched the NFL network 2nd episode on Bill Belichick and they got dismantled by the Baltimore Ravens in 2009.

That, your comment and how the Red Sox are playing has made me sad. Sniffles.

Sad part is that they will have same team less Drew next year. So if it is flawed then it will remain so.

The Red Sox and Yankees are mirror images of each other. Each team has very good hitting (but hitting that can go cold unexpectedly), good defense, strength at the top end of the rotation, and questions or injuries at the bottom end of the rotation.

Each team is prone to inconsistency -- they will have weeks where they look like the '27 Yankees and weeks where thye look like the '62 Mets.

The biggest difference is that the Yankees have had phenomenal success with their bullpen this year.

I predicted at the beginning of the year that these two teams would face each other in the ALCS, and that still is going to happen. But I doubt that either team has the consistency necessary to win the World Series.

While I hope you are right Corey I don't believe right now that the Sox will have a momentum shift back to the favorable side.

Their bullpen was a strength earlier in the year too. When the starters began tanking and falling out of the rotation the bullpen never survived.

As for that defense? The sox have at least one error every game this week. AND the errors seem to be hurting at the maximum allowed. Errors coming with two outs kill you.

Big weekend, Sox need 3 of the 6 remaining IMO to get in. Tampa would need 5 of their 6 and Angels would need all 6.

I, too, hope you're right Corey, but I'm not so sure. If I were a betting man, my money would be on a Rangers-Tigers LCS. I think the Red Sox will win the WC, mostly because I don't believe the Rays or the Angels can pull it off -- they have too little margin for error, and anyway, the Rays have not been playing all that well lately.

As for the Red Sox, things don't look too good -- they've been too awful for too long now. They have proven to be very streaky this year. Unfortunately for them, they're on a horrendous downward spiral at the wrong time. I can't see them beating anybody they way they're playing. I suppose I should allow for the possibility that Lester and Beckett could get them through a playoff round, but right now, things are not looking up for them. Their bullpen is exhausted.

As for the Yankees, Colon, Garcia, Hughes, Burnett -- none inspire any confidence in me right now. Colon and Garcia have not pitched at all well of late, Hughes has been inconsistent and has a bad back and Burnett is . . . well, you know. Even Sabathia has not looked all that great the past few weeks (am I the only one who feels this way?). Too may times the past few years ('04-'07; '10)I've seen the starters not be up to the job in the post season and the vaunted Yankees offense be stymied.

Truth be told, I wasn't too sure the Yankees would even make the post-season this year. Colon and Garcia provided so much more than expected. That being the case, I'm trying to appreciate what they have accomplished, and not get too disappointed when and if they get eliminated. (yeah right, that's easy to say now, but once the playoffs start, I'm sure to be a wreck -- unable sleep, tons of nervous energy . . . you know the drill!)

what is amazing and I think Peter you and Andy would agree - is that 90 wins is going to get the wildcard in both leagues. Seems like the lowest in memory but I haven't done any research.

BL

Totally agree. I figured 95 wins would be needed when the season started.