AL East Thread

[Pure Steel]

The weather has been awesome lately

 

[mr.hockey4242]

I can agree that it hasn't really mattered in regards to the Yankees' division lead. Yanks do play a somewhat tougher schedule than the Jays but even if the Jays do outperform them over the final month and a half, it would still take a lot to choke a 10 game lead with 47 games left. Astros also have a considerably softer schedule.

AL East teams obviously beat on themselves much more than say the Central or AL West. So they are not overrated in that sense.

I will say though, I do not think outside of the Yanks anyone in the AL East is really a legit contender for title or even the pennant.

I think the Astros are so much clearly better and the NL has numberous better options too. Basically, in watching the AL East this year, i think their 2nd and 3rd best teams have been better in like every other recent season. They just dont have a punching bag at the bottom this year. Like this is very clearly not anywhere close to the best teams of the Rays or Red Sox

 

[molsaniceman]

I can agree that it hasn't really mattered in regards to the Yankees' division lead. Yanks do play a somewhat tougher schedule than the Jays but even if the Jays do outperform them over the final month and a half, it would still take a lot to choke a 10 game lead with 47 games left. Astros also have a considerably softer schedule.

2011 come to mind sox only took a month

 

[cerealboi]

2011 come to mind sox only took a month

Maybe a gift basket of fried chicken and beer to Yankee stadium is in order. Bet Rizzo would be in to it.

 

[navamind]

AL East teams obviously beat on themselves much more than say the Central or AL West. So they are not overrated in that sense.

I will say though, I do not think outside of the Yanks anyone in the AL East is really a legit contender for title or even the pennant.

I think the Astros are so much clearly better and the NL has numberous better options too. Basically, in watching the AL East this year, i think their 2nd and 3rd best teams have been better in like every other recent season. They just dont have a punching bag at the bottom this year. Like this is very clearly not anywhere close to the best teams of the Rays or Red Sox

I agree. I think there's a pretty big gap between the Astros/Yanks and the rest of the AL.

Maybe a gift basket of fried chicken and beer to Yankee stadium is in order. Bet Rizzo would be in to it.

With a card in there from Adrian Gonzalez that says it's "all part of God's plan"

 

[Pure Steel]

Haven’t seen a call like that on Rizzo in like forever……

 

[Pure Steel]

Hicks sucks also

 

[bksballer89]

Hicks sucks also

 

[Pure Steel]

He sucks at everything…..DP with bases loaded also……

 

[YourFriendGannon]

Yankee fans? booing their own player?

 

[bksballer89]

Can't ask for more out of Cole these last 2 starts and nothing to show for it

 

[Pure Steel]

Can't ask for more out of Cole these last 2 starts and nothing to show for it

That last run is brutal off this bum, why not cheat the OF in when they have to keep it a 1 run game?

 

[Pure Steel]

Put a bum in and this is what happens……

 

[bksballer89]

That last run is brutal off this bum, why not cheat the OF in when they have to keep it a 1 run game?

Yep embarassing shit.

Believe it or not, I actually feel better about this team than I did 2 weeks ago. At least they are doing something right instead of being bad at both hitting and pitching

 

[bksballer89]

Blue Jays still won't gain any ground lol

 

[chillerdab]

O’s will though…

 

[Pure Steel]

Disgraceful effort…

 

[Pastafazul]

Boones Farm is the new Yankees drink

 

[nynasty]

So glad we traded a rotation mainstay for a CF on the DL, and continue to trot the corpse of Aaron HIcks out there every night.

 

[navamind]

More effort than Duran.