Originally Posted by e3NiNe
Yanks = Vegas favorites at this moment. The only way to beat that team is to wait for ALL the bats to go cold at once ... and that's not going to happen. You're not going to out score them in a slugging battle.
The only way to beat that monster is to mow them down with power pitching. I can only think of one team that has the firepower to do that, the White Sox. I don't see any other team staying competitive with the Yankees for 4 straight games.
It really all depends on their pitching. If Johnson and Mussina have sup-par seasons their staff could be in trouble and out slugging the Yankees is a possibility. The AL East is wide open right now, I even question if the Wild Card comes from there. I do not think the Blue Jays will be competative this year even with their acquisitions. It will again be the Sox/Yanks going to the end and if both team remain healthy and can make the necessary augmentations at the trading deadline they both can win 95+ games this year.
But if either has troubles it could be a long season.
BTW anyone see a Manny anywhere???
