Is it too early to talk about the wild card?

The Bronx Block found this 5/19/2008 on yankees.lhblogs.com [flag]

Based on the e-mails coming in and comments on the blog, Yankeeland is quite depressed over the state of the pinstripes. Cheer up and consider this: Who is going to win the AL Wildcard? Tampa Bay leads the WC standings at the moment followed by Baltimore, Oakland, Toronto, Cleveland, Texas, Kansas City, Minnesota and the $205 million train wreck. Let’s say that Boston, Cleveland ... [link]

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Too Early to Think “Wild Card”?
Published 5/19/2008 by Brent Nycz at The Bronx Block
That’s both the question and the thought Peter Abraham offered on his blog today: Cheer up and consider this: Who is going to win the AL Wildcard? Tampa Bay leads the WC standings at the moment followed by Baltimore, Oakland, Toronto, Cleveland, Texas, Kansas City, Minnesota and the $205 million train wreck. Let’s say that Boston, Cleveland and Los Angeles win the divisions. You’re telling me the Yankees can’t outlast Detroit, Oakland, Chicago and everybody else for the wild card? I don’t buy that. Not yet. ...

Yanks' gloomy forecasts
Published 5/20/2008 by Mark Serio (noreply@blogger.com) at BASEBALL HOT CORNER
... Lo Hud, cranks up the optimism by setting our sites on the wild card, "Based on the better balance in the league so far, the wild card winner may need only 85 or 86 wins this season." Be still my heart. ...

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