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    Washington Post: Tom Boswell: Yankees Are Monuments To Baseball Success

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    posted 2 days ago by The Yankee Clapper to aging, great baseball players, injuries, pennant race, veteran leadership, yankees  |  15 comment(s)

    Boz pays homage to the gritty, gutsy, scrappy, first place 2013 underdog Yankees:

    Perhaps for the first time in their history, the Yankees now epitomize exactly the kind of team that always used to try to beat them: a group of inspired-by-adversity, too-old-or-too-young, one-last-chance players who band together to prove that baseball is a team game, not just an aggregation of talent and fat contracts.

    Put a few all-star seasons, such as Cano’s 31 RBI, Kiroda’s 1.99 ERA and Rivera’s 16 ...

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    1. Bitter Calculus Instructor posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:02 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Tampa is technically not out of it yet. They may even have the same record as the Angels at the end of the day.
    2. Jim Wisinski   posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Elimination number is down to 1 though. It's crazy how nearly everyone relevant is playing really well right now, the Rays weren't all that far out of it after their mid-September troubles but they could end up winning 13 of their last 14 yet still come up short of the playoffs.
    3. DKDC posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:14 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Rangers take a 6-4 lead!

    If it holds, I hope the Os don't stay out too late tonight...
    4. Davo Mastroianni posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    So, looks like the Rays' only hope is the Wild Card now, right?
    5. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:22 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Are we considering making the Play-In game making the Playoffs?
    6. escabeche posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:24 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    If it doesn't count towards your regular season statistics, it's the playoffs.
    7. SoSH U at work posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:24 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Are we considering making the Play-In game making the Playoffs?


    A lot of people have said they won't, though there's really no logical argument supporting that position.

    Edit: escabeche sums it nicely.
    8. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:33 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    If it doesn't count towards your regular season statistics, it's the playoffs.


    Like the All Star game?
    9. Gamingboy posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:33 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It counts as the playoffs, although it doesn't carry the same cache as making it outright, just like how making the ALDS isn't as good as making the ALCS and how losing the World Series isn't as good as winning the World Series.
    10. bunyon posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:35 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    As much as I'd love not to, we've all considered the wild card team a playoff team the last 19 years, so it seems as if the playoffs are defined by MLB. If they consider it the playoffs, it's the playoffs.

    It works well this year in the AL where both teams are likely to be very close and with 90+ wins. In the NL, it's a shame it isn't the old system, given that the Braves will end up 7 or 8 ahead of whoever they must face. Still, the rules are the rules, whatever old-timers would like.
    11. Crosseyed and Painless posted on September 30, 2012 at 08:53 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Did you intentionally leave the Tigers/Sox off? Either going for a jinx or more making fun of the AL Central?
    12. NTNgod posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:09 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Did you intentionally leave the Tigers/Sox off?


    Yes - 3 back, 3 to play, and they're not playing each other. Not officially eliminated, but realistically toast.
    13. Crosseyed and Painless posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:13 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I don't know. 2009 and all. I know that was 2 back with 3 left, but I'll remain vigilant for any potential jinxes, anti-jinxes, reverse jinxes, etc.
    14. JJ1986 posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Ouch. Sox had a 2-5 week; Tigers had a 6-1 week.
    15. DKDC posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:23 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The Orioles have been hot lately, but this is ridiculous:

    Roch Kubatko ?@masnRoch
    #orioles charter had “small” fire aboard and had to make emergency landing. Players currently at Jacksonville airport while plane inspected
    16. Walks Clog Up the Bases posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:30 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Cabrera had a somewhat less than spectacular week, so Joe Mauer is suddenly challenging him for the batting title. And, of course, Mike Trout is still just four points behind Cabrera in that category, too.
    17. Ray (RDP)  posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:34 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Yes, the coin flip game is part of the exhibitionseason.
    18. bunyon posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:36 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    No one wants it in Dallas.
    19. Don Malcolm  posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:40 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Au contraire, they both want it...but why Washington decided to leave Holland in so long is one of those things that people might well be debating if the Rangers let this one get away. Barnburner time in Arlington...
    20. Dr. Vaux posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:51 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Yes - 3 back, 3 to play, and they're not playing each other. Not officially eliminated, but realistically toast.



    It's the Tigers, and they're playing Kansas City while the White Sox play Cleveland. A one-game playoff is virtually guaranteed.
    21. Walks Clog Up the Bases posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:56 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I don't know. The Tigers' starting rotation has been nails over the last couple of weeks, even with Scherzer going down.
    22. Don Malcolm  posted on September 30, 2012 at 09:57 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Yes, a playoff for the AL Central and a three-way tie for the last wild card slot--that's what we want!
    23. PreservedFish posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I was at the A's game. Pathetic crowd. I'm wondering if I'll be able to walk and get playoff tix at the gate.
    24. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:08 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Roch Kubatko ?@masnRoch
    #orioles charter had “small” fire aboard and had to make emergency landing. Players currently at Jacksonville airport while plane inspected
    That's ########, I paid the guy for a full-on explosion. "Small" fire my ass. If he think he's getting the 50% for when the job was done, he's fooling himself.
    25. charityslave is thinking about baseball posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:18 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Is Trumbo the youngest ever 30/30 guy?
    26. Walks Clog Up the Bases posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:23 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Joe Nathan should throw over to first a couple more times.
    27. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:25 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Congrats to the Rangers. Well done.
    28. charityslave is thinking about baseball posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:25 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Hehe, yeah, but he got it done. Rangers and Orioles clinch a playoff birth.
    29. NTNgod posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:25 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    That's ########, I paid the guy for a full-on explosion.

    Next time, don't try and contract that sort of work from Craigslist.
    30. Fred Lynn Nolan Ryan Sweeney Agonistes posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:26 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I was at the A's game. Pathetic crowd. I'm wondering if I'll be able to walk and get playoff tix at the gate.

    Dunno, but right now I'm planning to show up Wednesday & be pathetic myself, possibly with Amazing GF and the Cat Whisperer in tow.
    Anybody wants to try & meet up, let me know!
    31. Chokeland Bill posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:28 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    So Rangers, Yankees, and Orioles are all in now. Tigers need a win or a Sox loss. A's need a win or a loss each from the Rays and Angels.
    32. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:29 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Next time, don't try and contract that sort of work from Craigslist.
    I used BackPage.com though!
    33. Loren F. posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:31 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I think Trout is the youngest 30/30 guy. I believe the previous youngest was A-Rod, who did it in 1998, his age 22 season.
    34. The importance of being Ernest Riles posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:39 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I was at the A's game. Pathetic crowd. I'm wondering if I'll be able to walk and get playoff tix at the gate.


    I was there too (Sec 317, best seats in the house). The crowd was pathetic in that it was small, but it was as electric as I've experienced at the Coli over the last few years. Those who were there were *really* there.
    35. BourbonSamurai, vassal of the Harpsburg Empire posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:39 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Damn, congrats to Baltimore! What fun!
    36. Monty posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:41 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Yes, the coin flip game is part of the exhibitionseason.


    Now I'm starting to feel bad for the play-in game. People who like the postseason don't like it, and people who don't like the postseason don't like it. Poor li'l play-in game!
    37. Loren F. posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:43 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Looking more and more like the Yanks and O's will have to play a tiebreaker. I would bet each goes 2-1 in the next 3-game series (in other words, I don't like the Yankees' chances in the Lester-Nova game).
    38. rlc posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:47 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Is Trumbo the youngest ever 30/30 guy?


    Pretty sure guys younger than 26 have hit 30 homers and drawn 30 walks. Or did you mean some other 30/30 club?
    39. Random Transaction Generator posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:52 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I think I've made the Trumbo/Trout mistake a few times this year already.
    Mark Trumbo is pretty close to Mike Trout.
    40. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:56 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I think Trout is the youngest 30/30 guy. I believe the previous youngest was A-Rod, who did it in 1998, his age 22 season.


    Only 6 20 year olds have ever hit 30 or more HR. Trout has more SB than the other 5 combined.
    41. Best Regards, L.M. posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Rangers and Orioles clinch a playoff birth.
    As do the Yankees. Sorry.

    Have three teams ever clinched a playoff berth on one out before?
    42. David Nieporent (now, with children) posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Now I'm starting to feel bad for the play-in game. People who like the postseason don't like it, and people who don't like the postseason don't like it. Poor li'l play-in game!
    Eh. I don't like the idea of expanding the playoffs in general, nor do I like the NFLification of MLB. But I do like that winning the division means a lot more than winning the WC.
    43. Gamingboy posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:08 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The questions that will determine the AL East:
    1. Will Bobby Valentine rally his troops in one final act of defiance against the Yankees? Or will he just kind of sit back and think about what network he'll be able to get a broadcasting job at?
    2. Once/if the Rays are eliminated, what does Maddon do? I mean, you'd think that he'd still be playing most of the regulars, but maybe there's some part of the unwritten rules where he pays back the Orioles for last season by sitting Longoria or something.
    3. If there is a tie-breaker game, can the Orioles get the Ravens to loan them Ray Lewis for a pep talk speech? Because that'd just be awesome and hilarious to watch.
    4. If, in said possible tie-breaker game, a fan reaches out and snags a home run from above Curtis Granderson's head, can the Orioles pull the power on the room where the Umps go look at the replay, thus allowing it to remain a home run? Because revenge is a dish best served cold and all of that?
    5. If the Orioles were to win the division in Tampa, and nobody was there to see it, would it really happen?
    44. Don Malcolm  posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:13 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Still possible to have the three-way tie for the play-in game...and a tie for Central...AND a tie for the East!
    45. Cooper Nielson posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I think I've made the Trumbo/Trout mistake a few times this year already.
    Mark Trumbo is pretty close to Mike Trout.

    I'd hate to go fishing with you.
    46. Gamingboy posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:24 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I think I've made the Trumbo/Trout mistake a few times this year already.
    Mark Trumbo is pretty close to Mike Trout.

    I'd hate to go fishing with you.


    Beware the Trumbofish.
    47. Jolly Old St. Nick Done Jumped The Ship  posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:26 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It works well this year in the AL where both teams are likely to be very close and with 90+ wins. In the NL, it's a shame it isn't the old system, given that the Braves will end up 7 or 8 ahead of whoever they must face.

    I can't believe that I'm saying this, but for the first time in my life I actually feel sorry for Atlanta and hope like hell that they beat the Cardinals. That first round should've been 3 out of 5, not a one game crapshoot.

    Looking more and more like the Yanks and O's will have to play a tiebreaker. I would bet each goes 2-1 in the next 3-game series (in other words, I don't like the Yankees' chances in the Lester-Nova game).

    I'll bet that Nova will be on the shortest leash imaginable in that game, and it wouldn't shock me entirely if Girardi started Phelps instead. Nova's got more upside than Phelps, but the problem is that his upside comes about once every four starts.
    48. Steve Treder posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:32 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I don't like the idea of expanding the playoffs in general, nor do I like the NFLification of MLB. But I do like that winning the division means a lot more than winning the WC.

    Entirely agreed. That's been my position all along since this thing was proposed. If we have to have a Wild Card, this is the best way to have it.
    49. Best Regards, L.M. posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:32 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I disagree with dropping the Angels and Rays from the list. Just because they need to sweep and have the A's get swept doesn't mean it's impossible. Three game sweeps happen all the time.
    50. Steve Treder posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:34 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    That first round should've been 3 out of 5, not a one game crapshoot.

    No, it shouldn't. Don't like having to deal with a one-game crapshoot? Then win your f@cking division. Somebody else managed to do it.

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