@rationalyankee So their record would be +/- anywhere from 1-4 games of the White Sox, Red Sox, Phillies, Cubs, Padres.
Do any of those teams deserve to make the playoffs? Where do you draw the line?
An 86 win team has always been in contention for the playoffs. The 2000 Yankees had 87.
@fuzzyfromyt Holy fuck I’m so tired of this narrative. Yandy was a career subpar hitter until he had an explosion in his 4th year in Tampa Bay. Junior was 18 years old when CLE traded him, a 1 in a 10,000 shot he becomes what he does. And Jake Bauers has sucked his entire career. PLEASE STOP.
@GuardsJoey It was eye opening today watching this offense and KNOWING that nobody will get an XBH. Not a single time (except when Jose was up) did I feel a POSSIBILITY that someone could hit even a double. It’s a feeble feeling, and I don’t think it will change.