Congrats Yankees and their fans

Originally Posted by Gander

Yeah Tim that sweep will be talked about for decades.

LOL! I wouldnt go that far. That 7th game walk off HR by Aaron Boone will be talked about for a while even though they failed in the WS that year to the Marlins. But that 5 game series sweep, while I agree put the dagger in the Sox and clinched a division title for the Yankees, will not matter squat unless they win a title this year. Anything else is a huge disappointment at this point.

They dont have the Red Sox to beat in the playoffs, so nothing short of a Yankee WS title will be good enough for Yankee fans.

You can only rest on that 5 game sweep for so long. Now its time to play against teams who didnt give up like the very disappointing Red Sox.

Good luck. I'm with Scuds in that I dont like the way the post season sets up for them.

Well I mean first people said it was the Red Sox and Chisox who would beat them in the Al. Well, adios to them, they couldnt even make it to post season.
I really don't see anyone in either league that would be favored over the Yanks in a 5 game or 7 game series.
Not to mention all the arm rest that the pitchers have gotten as well as the rest the starting players have received.
Oakland has that going for them also.
But the Yanks played both Minny and tigers well, and both of those have been engaged in a still ongoing dogfight. All their pitchers(relievers and starters) have been abused and will continue to be for another week at least.
Talk about a bad setup, no way for me in any way would I pick them.
The Nl is a joke in my opinion, the whole league.
I will say it now, if anyone beats the Yanks it won't be in the World Series, or one of the central teams, it will be the A's. They are the biggest threat. Rested players and arms and sharp baseball when it mattered late in the year. To anyone rooting for the AL central teams, good luck, you will need it.

Can't wait to see Sheff!!!