http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/07/sox-fall-in-ny Watching The New England Sports Media Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/07/sox-fall-in-ny/comment-page-1#comment-5095 Chris Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:56:04 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3070#comment-5095 There is a chance--probably a modest (but growing) one--that neither the Red Sox nor the Yankees will be among the American League representatives when the Playoffs commence. Looked at with complete gloom by folks in both cities, this likelihood is probably a good thing for baseball in general because it diffuses the notion that Major League baseball is all about Boston and New York. Too many wheels have fallen off the Red Sox wagon for our fortunes to magically ignite. Waiting for some 'inevitable' fall from grace by the Tampa Bay Rays is probably going to be a fruitless exercise as well. There is a chance–probably a modest (but growing) one–that neither the Red Sox nor the Yankees will be among the American League representatives when the Playoffs commence. Looked at with complete gloom by folks in both cities, this likelihood is probably a good thing for baseball in general because it diffuses the notion that Major League baseball is all about Boston and New York. Too many wheels have fallen off the Red Sox wagon for our fortunes to magically ignite. Waiting for some ‘inevitable’ fall from grace by the Tampa Bay Rays is probably going to be a fruitless exercise as well.

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