PECOTA is unwavering in its love of the Rays, despite recent evidence of mediocrity. It projects them to have the second best record in the American League the rest of the way at 64-53. Tampa Bay comes into the weekend series at 21-23, just 1/2 game behind the Yankees in the standings. They are one […]
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Weekend Series Preview: Yankees-Athletics
GM Billy Beane’s odd collection of castoffs, no-name young pitchers, and platoon players has failed to coalesce in the early going, leading to a mediocre club overall. Despite winning their last two series against the Rays and Rangers, they are one of the few teams in the American League who look like just as big […]
Weekend Series Rematch: Yankees-Red Sox, Part II
The Red Sox took over the division lead in the AL East with Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over the White Sox. They’ve put together a solid run lately, winning eight of their last ten games, averaging almost six runs scored per game in that stretch. They currently have a seven game lead over the last place […]
Weekend Series Preview: Yankees vs. Red Sox
The Red Sox come into this weekend’s three game series against the Yankees at 12-10, one and a half games back in the AL East and three ahead of New York. They have been more or less carried by their offense in the early going, slashing .272/.334/.485 through their first 22 contests. A .269 TAv […]
Subway Series Preview: Can CC keep rolling?
The Yankees are preparing to play what might be their most anticipated regular season series of the year, against the Mets in Queens. While Aubrey “Drake” Graham might disagree with this sentiment, the city of New York is in wholehearted agreement. They will run into a Mets squad that’d won eight in a row before dropping their […]
Rays Series Preview
For all the hullabaloo made about the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry, the Rays and Yankees have a damn good one going themselves. The Red Sox have been off in their own corner jumping between last place and the World Series, but since 2010, the Yankees and Rays have finished no more than seven games apart in the standings. […]