Best. Season. Ever.
UPDATE: Let's see how the last question here holds up in another week. I'm sure the Sox will win the division, but I'm pleased that the Yankees are keeping things interesting (if for no other reason than preventing Francona from resting his players).
I haven't followed baseball for the longest time (since end of 2001/2002), and I'm a Yankees fan, so I don't generally get to voice an opinion on this, but I think this has been the best season I've been a fan so far. The narrative has generally been overwhelming dominance in the regular season, and disappointment/embarrassment in the postseason (Angels in 2002, losing to the Marlins in 2003, disappointing showings in 2005 and 2006*). A roster filled with creaky, overpaid players and bench guys you've never heard of doesn't really make things easier. But this year: Cano, Melky, Phil Hughes (give it another year or two), Joba, obviously; more than you'd expect from Shelley Duncan and Wilson Betemit, Doug Mentkiewicz rocking a three-run HR last night... even if they don't make the wild card, it's been a good year--and next year could be even better...
*What, did I forget something?
"Thou shalt not extinguish thine anger, but shall master it,
that thy conscience may not be blunted by adjustment
to wrong causes."
-The Dutch Ten Commandments to Foil the Nazis
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