Well it’s September 1st and the Red Sox are still in first place. I took a look at the wild card standings in the AL today, just to see how far we had to fall this month to be out of it completely. As of this morning, Oakland gets the first slot, and Tampa Bay gets the second. The Yankees are next in line, followed by Cleveland and Kansas City.
Could we have a post season featuring three teams from the AL East? I certainly hope not!
My hopes for the playoff picture are this: the Sox win the East, and Oakland gets the first wild card. As for the second? I’m going back to an old, old baseball allegiance from the early 1980’s. for the first time in about 30 years, I’m rooting for the Royals! I want the Yankees and the Rays to both get eliminated, and I’m not a Cleveland fan at all (too many post season match ups with Boston in the recent past). During the George Brett days I was a big Royals fan. Those days have returned! Lets go Royals and A’s. Lets squeeze New York and Tampa Bay out of the post season picture!
Most important of all though, is…
Go Red Sox!
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