The Red Sox have been just atrocious as of late, losing 6 of their last 10 games. The offense continues to play in a passionless pursuit of imperfection (the anti-lexus?) Scoring runs has literally been a painstaking task for this team, and their main goal as of now is to keep the Yankees from overtaking them in their division, whereas a few weeks ago, this wasn't even a concern. In addition, our pitching as been surprisingly mediocre. Dice-K is having an "ok" season at best, Papelbon isn't playing with the intensity he usually has in those super-clutch situations, Wakefield has been sucking, and Eric Gagne continues to make Theo Epstein look like a complete jackass. Despite these recent pitching malfunctions, Beckett continues to shine and deserves all the praise in the world for his Cy Young-award-worthy year on the mound.
The Yankees, on the other hand, have been playing mercilessly well in the past few weeks -- when they're not pounding their opponents, they're toughing it out into extra innings. This team just won't give up, and you have to admire them for their valiant efforts considering their position in the division standings just a few weeks back. Their pitching has turned out to be solid, their offense has been torrid, and they've managed to overcome any previous injuries to their lineup.
The Red Sox have 6 games left in the regular season. They will be in the playoffs, as it is a statistical impossibility for them to be anything less than the AL wild card leader. But that would be a supreme disappointment considering their otherwise phenomenal season.
The Yankees have 7 games left in the regular season. Though they have not clinched even the wild card yet, it's almost inevitable that they will. They are 5.5 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers... so basically, the Yankees would have to have some kind of a trainwreck, while the tigers would have to simultaneously have a miracle finish. Not gonna happen, folks.
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