Thread: Yankees and Braves will be watching the Playoffs this year

Two teams that have been to playoffs for a long time and this year they will both seat and watch better teams play in the playoff.

Braves...yes, but the jury is still out on the Yankees IMO.

Yankees have so many problems that I do not think they will be able to resolve them. Starting pitching sucks; bullpen sucks; and too many injured players. The WC will not come from the East as in previous season. Both Yankees and Red Sox are playing for one spot.

I agree taht teh YAnkees and Sox are playing for one spot----unless Detroit collapses completely. But folks have written the Yankees off the last two years and they managed to win or tie for the division lead. So it is a bit early t write them off.

I agree that the Yankees will be watching the playoffs ..... from the dugout !

Lots of baseball yet to be played. Braves are history, but the Yankees are right in the thick of it. As of today the Yankees are 47 and 35. That means they easily win 95 to 100 games, not to bad. Pressure on Deroit, watch for a melt down

Originally Posted by Sean Mota

Two teams that have been to playoffs for a long time and this year they will both seat and watch better teams play in the playoff.

Originally Posted by uhlesses

Lots of baseball yet to be played. Braves are history, but the Yankees are right in the thick of it. As of today the Yankees are 47 and 35. That means they easily win 95 to 100 games, not to bad. Pressure on Deroit, watch for a melt down

I don't know how easy it will be for the Yankees to win more games in the last 80 than they did in the first 82 but if they could get healthy anything is possible. Despite their injuries they are only 3 games out. Their situation is nowhere near as bad as Atlanta. having said that Atlanta has had a darned good run.

Actually, we just felt sorry for the Mets - I mean after 14 years they need the chance to get at least 1 division title.