Yankees vs. Mariners - Box Score - September 07, 2008

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And That Happened
Published 9/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
... Mariners 5, Yankees 2: Now that New York has fallen into fourth place, is it too much to ask that game stories, recaps, and other assorted reportage about them not include their place in the wild card standings or refer to their playoff hopes, however dim? No one talked about the Blue Jays' chances when they were in fourth, and to be honest, no one is going to talk about them now that they're in third. Can we please now treat the Yankees like any other team playing out the string? ...

THT Daily: Rays vs. Red Sox next
Published 9/8/2008 by THT Staff at The Hardball Times
... , dropping down to two back. Mariners 5, Yankees 2 : Now that New York has fallen into fourth place, is it too much to ask that game stories, recaps, and other assorted reportage about them not include their place in the wild card standings or refer to their playoff hopes, however dim? No one talked about the Blue Jays' chances when they were in fourth, and to be honest, no one is going to talk about them now that they're in third. Can we please now treat the Yankees like any other team playing out the string? ...