Well, it was a pretty awesome weekend for the Red Sox! Swept the 4 game series with the Yankees. We now have a 9 1/2 game lead in the AL East.
The Yankees seem to have a motivation problem. They play poorly against bad teams and seem to lose interest in the game if they cough up a lead. Yanks were embarrassed on Thursday, outpitched on Friday and Saturday, and gut punched in the 10th inning on Sunday. I know Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez are on the DL, but still. The Sox are missing Dustin Pedroia, Chris Sale, Eduardo Rodriguez, Ian Kinsler, Rafael Devers, Christian Vazquez, and Blake Swihart.
The Yankees should still win close to or over 100 games. If the Sox hold on and win the AL East the Yanks would have to play in the one game wild card. Think about that. Win 100 games and have to play one game to make it to the ALDS. How bad would it stink to lose that game?
The Yankees seem to have a motivation problem. They play poorly against bad teams and seem to lose interest in the game if they cough up a lead. Yanks were embarrassed on Thursday, outpitched on Friday and Saturday, and gut punched in the 10th inning on Sunday. I know Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez are on the DL, but still. The Sox are missing Dustin Pedroia, Chris Sale, Eduardo Rodriguez, Ian Kinsler, Rafael Devers, Christian Vazquez, and Blake Swihart.
The Yankees should still win close to or over 100 games. If the Sox hold on and win the AL East the Yanks would have to play in the one game wild card. Think about that. Win 100 games and have to play one game to make it to the ALDS. How bad would it stink to lose that game?