Thinking About 17-14

by jscape2000 on Sep 1, 2009 11:00 AM EDT in New York Yankees Analysis

Following the old cliche about beating the teams you're supposed to beat while staying even with the rest, we enter the final month (and a week) of the season.

Let's see how the Yanks have faired:

	Asked	Got
April	15-8	12-10
May	16-13	17-12
June	16-10	14-11
July	16-11	18-9
August	16-12	22-6

So far this season, the Yankees have outplayed my predictions by 6 wins, all in August. August could have been the toughest month of the season, with 15 games against the Red Sox, White Sox, and Rangers. The Yankees got hot and pulled away from the competition.

When they write the season recaps for this team, if the writers don't spend half their time talking about August, they're full of it.

So what to expect through the end of the season?

The non-contenders:

5 Baltimore, 6 Toronto, 3 Seattle, 3 Kansas City

The contenders:

7 Tampa, 4 Los Angeles near Anaheim, 3 Boston

Following the same formula as ever, I'm looking for .600+ (10-7) against non-contenders and .500 (7-7) against contenders. With a 6 game lead on the Red Sox, the Yanks could do that, finish with 100 wins, and Boston would need to go 24-8 (.750) just to tie. It's not impossible, but it would be epic: Met-esque, if you will.

September is a tougher month than I expected, mainly because of those 7 games against the Scott Kazmir-less Rays (goodbye, career 2.50 ERA against the Yankees!). Is it too much to ask that the young Rays pack it up as they fall out of contention? Yeah- it'll be a tough month.

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We'll still see Kazmir with LAAAAAAAAAAAA

Though not as often as we used to… Still definitely helps though

by nck228 on Sep 1, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah but we're now ALOT more likely

to see him in the playoffs. Unless the Sox take care of them for us.

Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.

by CasanovaWong on Sep 1, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions

The Angels tend to choke Vs. the Sux in recent postseason play

by Yankz09 on Sep 1, 2009 3:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Well I guess

The the games vs contenders and the games vs the scrubs go hand in hand. You don’t wanna give away games you aren’t supposed to adding more pressure to your lead, and then turn around, move to a contender series and drop 1 or even 2. So its like the heat got turned on once August hit, now its boiling in September until someone turns the stove off and has a parade around week 2 in November.

-I'm the straw that stirs the drink.........Then I drink the drink too.

by ReggieARodJeter on Sep 1, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

17-14 and 100 wins total sounds great to me

"I don't want one of those guys who'll drive in two but let in three every game." Casey Stengel

by tnredneckyankeesfan on Sep 1, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions

Since I'm being lazy at the moment

The Yankees hit 49 HRs in August……when was the last month they went for that many? I gave up my search for it.
Anyone? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Fry? Fry?

-I'm the straw that stirs the drink.........Then I drink the drink too.

by ReggieARodJeter on Sep 1, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions

17! to 14!

that would be an excellent prediction jscape. It wouldn’t be as good as Strahan’s prediction, but it would be great nonetheless.

I’m starting to relegate to the feeling that the Pissants will make the playoffs. They’ve been winnings against anyone not named the Yankees, so unless they take a crap again, they are gonna make it.

Not that I really care, they are who I want to face in the playoffs. The Yankee’s usually (not 2004) take care of business against the Pissants in the playoffs….as long as they play them.

GODZZIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

by FreeBradshaw on Sep 2, 2009 7:16 AM EDT reply actions

25-6

I’m thinking that we continue to sweep opponents or take two out of every three, we finish the season the way I put in the subject box 25-6. Sounds crazy and over confident but consider the way the bats have been swinging and our QS’s, despite AJ, we could actually pull it off. It’ll be the best season we will have had in years and we’ll be tough to beat in the playoffs as well. If this sounds crazy comment, if it doesn’t comment ne way if u want. Go Yanks!!!

Yanks rock!!!

by #1_Yankee_fAn on Sep 2, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions