I'm jumping ahead to Aug. 16-19, hosting the Detroit Tigers for four games. For one, I'm going to the Aug. 18 game, and I'm hoping something memorable happens after I missed out on Alex Rodriguez's 500th home run.
How will Gary Sheffield be received after his comments blasting Joe Torre? Will he use any boos to motivate him? If he does hit a home run, but it's not meaningful, we he get cheers?
Will the Yankees show their mettle in playing the Tigers, Angels and Tigers back-to-back-to-back?
Will the AL East come back to them, and if that happens, will the media and fans lose focus on making the playoffs in favor of beating the hated rival?
Will Bill Simmons lose his mind if the Red Sox blow the division and miss the playoffs?
To be wildly optimistic, will, by Aug. 16, all the pressure be on the Tigers as they sit 3 or 4 games back of the Yankees (and Mariners) in the wild card hunt, with the AL Central even further away?
These are happy things to wonder about. I'm sticking with them for now, and hoping that 20-7 run keeps going in the right direction tonight.
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