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**ABQCOWBOY** · 08-30-2010

It's money time.

Yanks and Rays are tied to start the week of 8/30 with a record of

Yanks have a 4 game stretch with Oakland (.504), a 3 game set over the weekend with the Jays (.523) and a three game set with Baltimore(.366). After that, they start a 22 game stretch where 16 of the 22 games are against the Rays, Rangers and Red Sox. Yanks must dominate this 10 game stretch they are about to start. If they don't, they could end up out of the post season all together, depending on the Sox.

Rays finish the season with their next 12 games against the Jays 6 games, Baltimore 3 games and Boston 3 games. Their last 20 games are against 3 games against the Angels, 7 games against the Yanks the last 11 games are against the Ms 3 games, Baltimore 3 games and KC 4 games. Their season closers are cake.

I honestly think that the Yankees need to go, at a minimum, 8-2 in this next 10 games stretch or they will not win the Division, and may find themselves out of post season play.

Sam I Am · 08-30-2010

The Rays pitches appears more solid than the Yankees does right now. Head to head, I think the Rays are a better team at this point.

Of course, that can all change in the blink of an eye.

**ABQCOWBOY** · 08-30-2010

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Originally Posted by nyc

The Rays pitches appears more solid than the Yankees does right now. Head to head, I think the Rays are a better team at this point.

Of course, that can all change in the blink of an eye.

Rays have a slightly better team ERA then do the Yanks so you may be right. A lot will be decided in these next few weeks. Rays and Yanks go head to head a lot. Teixiera is only hitting like .257 this year, which is his worst year in the Majors. He has to come around if the Yankees are going to make a run IMO.

StanleySpadowski · 08-30-2010

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Originally Posted by ABQCOWBOY

It's money time.

Yanks and Rays are tied to start the week of 8/30 with a record of

Yanks have a 4 game stretch with Oakland (.504), a 3 game set over the weekend with the Jays (.523) and a three game set with Baltimore(.366). After that, they start a 22 game stretch where 16 of the 22 games are against the Rays, Rangers and Red Sox. Yanks must dominate this 10 game stretch they are about to start. If they don't, they could end up out of the post season all together, depending on the Sox.

Rays finish the season with their next 12 games against the Jays 6 games, Baltimore 3 games and Boston 3 games. Their last 20 games are against 3 games against the Angels, 7 games against the Yanks the last 11 games are against the Ms 3 games, Baltimore 3 games and KC 4 games. Their season closers are cake.

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The Yankees or Rays can go .500 the rest of the way and the Red Sox would have to go 24 and 7 to pass them.

The division doesn't really matter between them as it only matters for homefield in the ALCS but the Rays play well in NY and the Yankees have 40%or more of the crowd in St. Pete thanks to their historical ties to the area.

I do agree that in order for the Yankees to win the division, they need to beat up on the lesser teams they have left. The Rays definitely have the lighter schedule down the stretch.

**ABQCOWBOY** · 08-30-2010

Hey Stan,

How are you?

**ABQCOWBOY** · 08-31-2010

Yanks and Rays both won last night.

81-50, leading the majors.

SDogo · 08-31-2010

8/31

The Yankee's win, THEEEEEEE YANKEEEEEEEEE'S WIN!!!!!

Yankees 9 A's 3
Bombers bats are hot, 3 more dingers

Devil Rays get stomped 13-5

Alumni2k11 · 09-01-2010

Go Yankees.

tico · 09-01-2010

Or the Yankees just got to bring the wood every night & save our pitching!

RedSux are done!

theebs · 09-01-2010

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Originally Posted by SDogo

8/31

The Yankee's win, THEEEEEEE YANKEEEEEEEEE'S WIN!!!!!

Yankees 9 A's 3
Bombers bats are hot, 3 more dingers

Devil Rays get stomped 13-5

uggh.

Jon sterling, quite possibly the worst radio play by play man in the entire business.

Alumni2k11 · 09-01-2010

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Originally Posted by theebs

uggh.

Jon sterling, quite possibly the worst radio play by play man in the entire business.

lol, he can be hard to listen to at times. His corny nicknames for all the players kill me the most.

SDogo · 09-01-2010

9/1

Yankees take 2 in a row from A's

Rays take 1 from BlueJays

tico · 09-02-2010

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Originally Posted by theebs

uggh.

Jon sterling, quite possibly the worst radio play by play man in the entire business.

nope, "HE GONE" really makes the hair on my back standup!. Ken Harrelson from the WhiteSux...

**ABQCOWBOY** · 09-02-2010

Morning of Sept 2, Yanks beat A's 4-3, Rays over Jay's 2-1.

AL East:

Yanks 83-50

Rays 82-51

Boston falling 8 games back.

Sam I Am · 09-02-2010

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Originally Posted by theebs

uggh.

Jon sterling, quite possibly the worst radio play by play man in the entire business.

This.

Even my wife who has been going to Yankee games her entire life can't stand him and that damn Yankee win crap.