Stealth Yankees

Taking a little break from work, I just discovered that the New York Yankees have replaced the Boston Red Sox atop the NL East.

Of course, Red Sox fans know this anguish well, and Yankees fans expect the Sox to falter (track record, you see). But there has been little fanfare over the Yanks rise. Of course, it only matters at the END of the season -- but somehow, I'm sure fans of both teams sort of have the feeling the Yanks will be there. Again.

It's hard even to look at the NL Central. With the Reds falling back, and St. Louis suffering the tragic loss of Darryl Kile, that division will probably remain the weakest in the NL, and 90 games should win it. Sadly, I think even that's out of the reach of the Astros this year.

[Posted at 12:16 CST on 06/25/02] [Link]