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Originally Posted by oracle80
Tell you what. The Yanks are performing quite admirably for a team missing their star 2nd baseman(who will return after the all star break sometime) and Matsui and Sheff. Matsui is gone for teh year but supposedly Sheff is healing quite nicely and will return for the September push. Yankees get cano back, then Sheff is September and the game is on. Not to mention the fact that they have a third baseman down in Columbus that the whole world wants and who the Yankees know will never see daylight because Arod and his contract are stuck there. They couldnt trade him ever if they wanted to.
A lot of teams are already out of contention this year and quite a few guys are available. I was very down on the Yanks chances about a month ago after the injuries but the way they have played lately is amazing seeing how they are missing those three guys. I don't think they are the team of the 4 you mentioned who are going home this year. I think someone in the Central goes home. Yanks are 3 behind the Red Sox, 5 behind the Chisox, and 8 behind the Tigers. You get back Cano and then Sheff and make a trade or two, and they easily run down one of them, maybe two.
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Don't know if you can buy a playoff spot this year.Chicago,and Boston are very solid.Like a lot of people,I don't know much about the Detroit team.Other than the coach,and Pug,do they have much experience on the team(as far as avoiding a choke in the 2nd half?)I really think they might collapse,and the Yanks will get in that way.)