How far back are they? 10 games? Can they really win 10 more games than the Yankees this month? No, no they cant. But once again they face the Rays in a series, meaning either they win and climb closer in the standings, or the Rays win and continue to breathe down out encks so Im not sure who to root for.

Playoff Board:
AL bEAST
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays (2.5 out / E:24)
Boston Red Sox (10 out / E:16)
Toronto Blue Jays (15.5 out / E:11)

AL CENTRAL
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox (3.5 out / E:23)
Detroit Tigers (12 out / E:14)
Kansas City Royals (22.5 out / E:4)
Cleveland Indians (25 out / E:1)

AL WEST
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics (8 out / E:19)
California Los Angeles Anaheim Angels of Anaheim (9.5 out / E:17)
Seattle Mariners (21.5 out / E:5)

AL WILD CARD
Tampa Bay Rays
Chicago White Sox (7 out / E:20)
Boston Red Sox (7.5 out / E:19)
Toronto Blue Jays (13 out / E:14)
Detroit Tigers (15.5 out / E:11)
Oakland Athletics (16 out E:11)
California Los Angeles Anaheim Angels of Anaheim (17.5 out / E:9)
Kansas City Royals (26 out / E:1)

NL EAST
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies (1 out / E:25)
Florida Marlins (9 out / E:18)
New York Mets (12 out / E:14)
Washington Nationals (20 out / E:6)

NL CENTRAL
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals (7 out / E:21)
Houston Astros (15 out / E:12)
Milwaukee Brewers (16 out / E:11)
Chicago Cubs (20.5 out / E:6)

NL WEST
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants (1 out / E:26)
Colorado Rockies (4.5 out / E:23)
Los Angeles Dodgers (8 out / E:19)
Arizona Diamondbacks (21 out / E:6)

NL WILD CARD
Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco Giants (2 out / E:24)
St. Louis Cardinals (5.5 out / E:22)
Colorado Rockies (5.5 out / E:21)
Florida Marlins (8 out / E:19)
Los Angeles Dodgers (9 out / E:17)
New York Mets (11 out / E:15)
Hoston Astros (13.5 out / E:13)
Milwaukee Brewers (14.5 out / E:12)
Chicago Cubs/DC Nationals (19 out / E:7)
Arizona Diamondbacks (22 out / E:4)

Biggest Yankee Game:
9/2/10: Yankees-5, Athletics-0
C. Cy Sabathia was just nasty, making the A’s his own and becomming the 1st pitcher in baseball to 19 wins. Cy Young anyone?

Favorite Picture:

Nyjer Morgan had ideas about starting a fist fight, Gabby Sanchez had other ideas. BAM! Clothsline! Morgan on his rear!

Fantasy:
Showdown: (8-14) 5th in division. 8 games back of 1st, 3 games back of 4th, 1 game up on last.
-Eliminated from playoffs.
…and the great multi-owner experiment fails miserably.

Pretenders: (69 pts) 6th in division. 28pts back of 1st, 3pts back of 5th, 8pts up on 7th.

cpDOOM! 2.0: (14-8) 2nd in division. 3 games back of 1st, 2 games up on 3rd.
-Eliminated for division, Currently holding the 3 seed for playoffs, very close to clinching.

Roid Sox: (12-10) t-1st in division. 1 game up on 3rd.
-Currently in playoff picture, but need to win this week to keep in there.

F*cking Lozers:
Semi-finals: (2) F*cking Lozers vs the 6 seed.
I’m hoping to ride the hot streaks of Marcus Thames and Wandy Rodriguez and hoping Tim Lincecums last start is the sign that hes finally returning to his former glory.
The other guy pulled off a 8-5 upset over the 3 seed and has an equally impressive lineup that includes Joey Votto and Sabathia.
The only lock of a statistic is stolen bases in my favor what with Juan Pierre, Michael Bourn and Brett Gardner patroling my outfield.
Will I finally advance to the finals this year, or will it be 3 strait years of semi-failure?

Next Week:
Baltimore and Texas. Theres no reason for us to not be in 1st after playing these two…