I haven't exactly been religiously updating this due to extreme laziness all around and too many things clouding my head as of late, despite the end of the regular season nearing, and the excitement heating up. The chase is on. October, as what MLB.com's slogan says: I Live For This!
Tampa Bay is making a strong push to overtake Boston for the AL wildcard, they've been on a hot winning streak for the month of September mostly, taking advantage of the Red Sox's struggles and losing skid. Injuries have been a huge factor. Other than Josh Beckett, the Red Sox starting rotation has not been able to go deep into games, lasting only 5 innings at most before the overworked relievers pitch an inning or a few outs. John Lackey has been an absolute trainwreck and Daniel Bard, the reliever who was once superior and hard to score runs off has an astounding 30 for his earned run average in September. That equates to 3 runs given up in an inning of relief pitching. Holy crap.
My gut feeling is Tampa Bay's youth will outlast the Red Sox, sending them into an early offseason that nobody predicted this would happen. League executives, the media and members of the sporting nation.
Detroit is coming on with a twelve game winning streak that was snapped and they won again about an hour ago to clinch the AL Central division. Justin Verlander for AL Cy Young. That is for sure. If he wins 25 games, he should win AL MVP, in all fairness, as much as I'd love to see Robinson Cano or Curtis Granderson win it for the Yankees. Justin Verlander is dominating and has slayed every oppositions offense, striking them out and having them hit ground balls.
As for the Yankees, the AL East title is in ours to lose. I'm sensing an ALCS rematch vs the Texas Rangers in the ALDS come October, the Yankees hungry for revenge after last year's collapse in what should have been our title and the team to represent the AL in the World Series. With all due respect to Josh Hamilton for being a huge inspiration and an overcomer and conquerer, the Yankees are hungrier to avenge this loss and possibly win another World Series.
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