I'm still nervous about Cleveland. Any team that gets hot heading into the playoffs I know worry about. Look at Anaheim in 2002 and boston last year. They got hot right before the playoffs and wound up winning the World Series, and houston last year was hot and was 1 game away from the World Series too.

Another Yankee win, they're now 1 game ahead of boston!

I wonder what the collective era is for the middle relievers. Boy do they suck.

Especially Al Leiter! Giving up 4 runs in 1 inning!

A-Rod has tied the season-record for most Home Runs by a Right-Hand batter in Yankees franchise history. Who did he tie at the mark of 46 Home Runs?

Joe DiMaggio.

I think he will win the AL MVP title.... :p

I hope he does but I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't. He plays for the Yanks, I don't think that helps his cause with a lot of the "voters". Ortiz will win it simply because he DOESN'T play for the Yankees

Oh please.

Sure, many baseball fans/writers hate the Yankees. However, what if the Yankees make the playoffs but the Red Sox doesn't?

Besides, who has been totally consistent for the Yanks all year long, and still leads in BA, HR, and RBI? Hell, save for Giambi, A-Rod has been the only really ball-breaking player that has stepped up to the plate for the Yanks.

If Ortiz wasn't with the Red Sox, they still would have Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez. I dig Big Poppy, but right now A-Rod will win the AL MVP...unless the Yankees blow it, and fail to make the playoffs, thus the Red Sox make it, and Ortiz wins the MVP trophy.

Really, optimism is good for the soul...

Crap, they lost tonight and boston won, now they're tied. I don't like that it's going to come down to the final series of the season between the 2 teams (and the series is in boston of all places!)

Cano hits a bomb! 4-3 Yanks lead in the bottom of the 7th. The game is on ESPN and I FINALLY get to watch it!

Sheff hit a 3-run homer in the 8th. This game should be over

Umm, the Yanks/Sox tied for the AL East, with both teams half a game away from the Wildcard-leading Cleveland Indians.....

This will be one hell of a week in baseball.

You bet it will be. And in the NL I think the Phillies are 1 game behind houston while florida is 4 or 5 back

Why is wright still in the rotation?

Who knows? But I heard the guys on ESPN yesterday during the game say that Torrie might go with Small this week instead of Wright since they're still fighting for a playoff spot

The rotation should be:

Johnson
Mussina
Wang
Small
Chacon

Yes?

Yes I agree DJ. I'm so excited and upset about Saturday's game. It's supposed to be Johnson vs Schilling but the game starts at noon my time and I won't get outta class until noon, plus an hour drive home so I'll miss an hour of the game!

Damn rain delays. I think that they're going to have to reschedule this game. Wait! They're starting again. Boston is going to have to play a double-header to make up for tonight's game.

So happy to hear that boston has to play a double header and the Yanks are winning

Disgusting display from Moose tonight -- 5 runs in 2 innings, and now Leiter is coming in. :rolleyes:

BoSox already won Game 1, and are leading 3-0 in the 3rd of their second game.

Not good.

SHEFFIELD GRAND SALAMI!!!

Sheesh! Can't say much for the pitching on either side. Only the 5th inning and 16 runs scored so far! Geez Louise! The Yanks better not blow this game. The only good news is that Toronto has now tied Boston in the 7th.

I'm flipping between GF and the game. Every time I put the game back on, it's gotten worse. At least the Indians lost. And Toronto's winning 6-5, but there are still a couple of innings, and it's at Fenway.

Yes the Yanks lost but so did Cleveland and boston lost game 2 so we're still tied with them!

Here is the BIG Achilles heal of the Yankees - if the Yankees can't get to the seventh inning with their starters they are in big trouble.

Earned Runs
Mussina - 5
Leiter - 3
Proctor - 4 (1/3 inning)
Rodriguez - 1
Franklin - 0
Embree - 0
Sturtze - 4 (2/3 inning)
Depaula - 0

17 Earned runs, 14 hits, 9 walks

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh the Yankeessssssssssssssss win! boston's lossing right now as well 7-2 so if Toronto holds on, the Yanks have a 1 game lead. Plus, Cleveland already lost too!

how many games do the Boyz need to be ahead going into this weekend in order to make all of their fans "comfortable"

i say 2 or 3

4!! But unfortunately only 2 is possible. So let's see, the Yankees win tonight and Boston loses. Then the Yankees win Fri. and Sat. to clinch. Sunday, Fenway is empty and the Yankee scrubs play. I like it.

Oh, MC, if wishing only made it so!!

It was a great game last night, the little I saw of it. I snuck out to the bar a few times to catch the score. Chacon did an excellent job, did he not?

In my best Jimminy Cricket voice:
When you wish upon a star,
Makes no difference where the Yankees are,
They'll beat Boston that's for sure,
Yes, dreams....come...true.