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| The Captain: Derek Jeter |
Two months ago (in THIS POST), the Yankees were 16-13 and
2.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays. The Mets were in third place at 17-13, 1.5
games behind the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves.
TODAY, the All Star Break finds the New York Yankees AGAIN leading the American
League East, with the best record in Major League Baseball at 52-33, and a 7.0
game lead over the Baltimore Orioles and a 7.5 game lead over the Tampa Bay
Rays.
The Yankees are doing it despite devastating losses to their
pitching staff: The greatest closer in the history of the game Mariano Rivera,
aces C.C. Sabathia, and Andy Pettitte, and one-time touted phenom Joba
Chamberlain. And, let’s be honest… Alex
Rodriguez is not what he used to be. Huge
props to manager Joe Girardi for overcoming all of this!  |
| A-Rod |
The New York Mets are AGAIN third in the National League
East at 46-40 .5 games behind the Atlanta Braves for second, and 4.0 games
behind the division-leading Washington Nationals.
Mets manager Terry Collins has really kept his team in the
thick of things, when naysayers (including me) thought they’d be an also-ran by
now. David Wright and (especially) R.A.
Dickey have consistently come up big this season! Huge props are also due Collins for the never-say-die
attitude he has brought to his team.
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| R.A. Dickey |
So, if my comics reading and DVD watching is a bit down this
year, it’s because every night of New York Baseball is so much fun to
watch!
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| Fun for YOU too... eh, Derek? |
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45
|
40
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7.0
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|
|
|
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45
|
41
|
7.5
|
|
|
|
|
43
|
43
|
9.5
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|
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43
|
43
|
9.5
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2012 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST STANDINGS
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TEAM
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W
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L
|
GB
|
|
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49
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34
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0.0
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46
|
39
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
|
46
|
40
|
4.5
|
|
|
|
|
41
|
44
|
9.0
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
50
|
14.0
|
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| Let's hope they're not facing R.A. Dickey! |
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