Red Sox Cling to Slim Playoff Hopes – Take Two of the First Three from Yankees

Fans and bettors in and around Boston had written off the Red Sox 2010 season as a bust. A brutal wealth of injuries conspired to rob the team of many of its stars over long periods of time, and two of their best will not return this year, no matter what the team does. However, a funny thing is happening in the penultimate weekend of the season; the Red Sox find themselves only five and a half games behind the Yankees for the American League Wild Card, with four games against the Yankees remaining to be played, three of which are in Boston.

The Boston papers and talk shows have recently relegated the Red Sox to the back burner. More paper real estate and talk show time is dedicated to the beginning of the Patriots football season. At best, Red Sox fans figured the team had a chance to spoil the Yankees’ quest for another AL East championship. With hard work and a lot of luck, however, they may see their team pull off one of the most breathtaking comebacks in the last several years.

After their game on Sunday, the Yankees head to Toronto for three, while the Red Sox head to Chicago to take on the White Sox. Each series could go either way. The White Sox have been on a downward slide since mid season, while the Blue Jays have been holding their own around or just above the 500 mark. To pull off this upset, the Red Sox will have to continue their solid play against the White Sox and hope the Yankees lose two out of three to the Blue Jays. Ordinarily, that would be a long shot, but the Yankees recent stumbles and problems cropping up with their pitching roster may shorten the odds a bit.

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