"Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand in a hurry." -- Ron Burgundy
Nobody on the Yankees killed a guy, or threw a trident, during a four-game weekend set against the Red Sox, but behind SportsNation's AL MVP pick the Bronx Bombers did their best in a sweep to extinguish whatever remaining life their rivals had left in the division.
After Thursday's loss, we looked at how SportsNation's faith in the Red Sox had faded over the past two months, but that was in the context of winning the AL East. But when the Mariners are closer to you in the playoff race than you are to the Yankees, it's time to start worrying about just making the playoffs.
- Only 52 percent of SportsNation predicts the Red Sox will make the postseason.
- Voters split as to whether Rangers or Rays are the main wild-card competition.
And the Dodgers, who once held a seemingly insurmountable lead in the NL West, head to San Francisco having lost three of four to the Braves and with their lead down to 5.5 games over the Giants and Rockies.
- A month into the season, only 22 percent of voters expected an NL West fight.
- Giants now slight favorite to earn the NL wild card over Cubs and Rockies.
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“NL East is going to get tight. Both the hot Marlins and the even-hotter Braves (who just destroyed the NL's best team in a four-game set) are catching up quick. Marlins are only 4 back. Braves are 4.5 back. September's going to be awesome.
” -- aneternalenigma
“if the dodgers lost 3 of 4 to the pirates, i'd be a little more worried...the braves are always competitive, so there's no shame in losing this series...today's game could of been a little closer, but that happens...hell, the phillies lost by 9 today
” -- thomas9577
“As dominant as this 4 game sweep may seem by the media and some of the fans here, credit must be given to the Red Sox. They threw their struggling # 5 on Thursday. Friday was an epic adventure and an instant classic of a game. Saturday was a solid victory for the Yankees and CC Sabathia dominated. Last night was quite the duel that came down to the Sox pen (Bard in particular) not being able to settle down in a high pressure situation. What scares me even after this 4 game sweep is that the Yankees scored 1 run against Lester and Beckett in 14 innings, and only 3 total in 20 against Beckett, Lester and Buchholz.
” -- zoukis05
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