MLB: Seems Like Old Times

Posted on | June 5, 2009 | No Comments

A few days ago I wrote about the 2 big American League match-ups that were about to take place. The New York Yankees were about to host the the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers were going to welcome the Boston Red Sox. Well, the Yankees and the Red Sox both proved they were superior teams.

Now, before we make too much out of the Boston and Detroit series, the Red Sox did have the benefit of their best pitchers being on the mound while the Tigers had their worst pitchers on the mound. But still, the Tigers hitters have to do a lot better job. They were atrocious in this series and they’ve been pretty bad all year. How a team with the best ERA in the American League is only a few games over .500? Well, because their bats have been horrible. That’s how!

As for Texas, they haven’t had the best showing against other good team in the AL. They’ll get another shot at being a top tier team when they to Boston for a weekend series with the Red Sox. They need to win 1 of these series or they’re not going to be taken seriously.

Now, the main headline to come out of these 2 series has to be the fact that the Yankees and the Red Sox clearly look like the 2 best teams in the American League once again. I still don’t think the Red Sox can challenge the Yankees for too long. But who knows? They have decent pitching and good players. They have experienced players who know how to win. And that’s the 1 advantage they have over the Yankees. The Yanks have Jeter and Petite who know how to win and that’s about it. They don’t even have a manager who knows how to win. However, the Yankees do have tons of talent. And that should be enough.

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