The Red Sox are 3 quarters finished with the season, and are in first place in the American League East Division. If the season had ended today, they would be in the playoffs, in the first divisional round. So, I'm here to check up on the Red Sox. Right now they hold a 2 game lead in the AL East, they have a pretty good chance of making the playoffs if they don't collapse, cough cough, September 2011... Anyways, if they keep playing good, we have a good chance of making the playoffs, and winning the division, which we need to do so we don't have to play in the one game wildcard game. The Tampa Bay Rays are second in the division, followed by the third place Orioles, then the fourth place Yankees, and the last place Blue Jays. The American League wild card race is heating up, with 6 teams fighting for a playoff spot. The National League Wild Card isn't that interesting or exciting because there is pretty much only 3 teams in contention for the Wild Card. The division leaders for the American League are the Red Sox, Tigers, and Rangers. The division leaders for the National League are the Braves, Pirates, and Dodgers, and, let's talk about the National League. The Braves have a 14 game lead in the NL East, and the Dodgers have been hot lately, going 42-8 in their last 50 games. The NL Central is more of a better division race to pay attention to.
So back to the Red Sox, they face the Yankees at Fenway Park today 8 PM, on ESPN, on Sunday Night Baseball. If they win today, they will win the series and if the Rays lose we could gain a 3 game lead in the division, hopefully we can. Well, with 37 games left, like I said, if they keep playing good, they will have a good chance of making the playoffs, and Boston will finally see playoff baseball again, since the last time in 2009, when they got swept in the first round. Well, I'll be back to post here and there, and when important things happen, like lets say, like Xander Bogarts gets called up, but anyways I'll also post on the last game of the season, and if the Red Sox make the playoffs, I'll continue to post in the playoffs. Well, good luck Red Sox!
- DJ
