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Originally Posted by EN FUEGO
I mostly agree there. A silver lining way to look at it is....if they can't win 3/5 against the lower wild card team and a non playoff team (which I think will give them a pretty good shot), there's not much point in them being in the playoffs anyway. BUT they have earned themselves a position (through gritty comeback wins/close games) where they would still get in and have another chance if they fail to do that. Most of us have been awaiting the (seemingly inevitable reality) of some kind of Yankee surge or jays let down to bump us out of first for months. I'm honestly impressed that we are still in first, although obviously not impressed with the recent offensive output. The Yankees also just do not scare me as a team. I think what they showed in the world series is who they are.
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As far as winning the World Series goes there's probably 3-4 NL teams who are better constructed to win than
any AL team. Dodgers, Phillies, Brewers, and Padres are more likely to win in a matchup against the AL (Unless Seattle is September version of Seattle and just mows down everyone en route to the series).