Predicting Winners and Whiners

     As a former hardball and softball player, this blogger attempts to determine which MLB team - Yankees or Rays - will reach the post season in their division. My ride past the Rays stadium enroute to my surgery will not help. (All win-loss numbers - after Sept. 2 games.)     😊

     First, the Rays are playing the Texas Rangers this week. Why they call their team the (Ford) Rangers, who knows? Anyway, their record is 69 wins and 71 losses. Next will be the Atlanta Braves. Indians predate all our immigrants, so Braves deserve being the home team. Besides, their record is 83-57.          😆

     Then the Houston Astros come to Saint Petersburg. If they don't know how to spell astronauts, their 71-69 record is just. The Oakland Athletics come in with a 54-86 record. After Tampa Bay lost two games to the last place Metropolitans, they can't take the Athletics for granted. Last on the home schedule are the Boston Red Sox. They don't know how to spell socks, and we've never seen them with red socks. But they recently beat Saint Pete - I mean Tampa Bay - 4 straight games, and their record - 75-65 - is scary enough.       😏

     We go to Mayor Mamdani's kingdom. The Yankees won the Civil War, so their 80-60 record falls into line. Finally, if the Rays want to see America's liberty bell, it's in Philadelphia where the Phillies are 79-61. See how the league throws the best at Tampa Bay in late September? Every year. They don't want the low-budget Rays anywhere near the playoffs.   $$$                      😐

     So, what about the Sharks, I mean Rays, 83-57. They have been in first place since early July. Three players are hitting over 300. But when Aaron the Judge comes off the injured list, the Yankees may win another war. It is possible for both teams to make the playoffs. 

  What's that, honey?  College football is on TV?  Who's pitching today? 

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