Yankwatch 2008

The race for October is heating up, and here's how the standings look with about 35 games remaining for each team.

AL East

Boston 73 - 54, -
Yankees 67 - 60, 6 games out
Toronto 66 - 61, 7 games out
Tampa Bay 49 - 77, 23 1/2 games out

AL Wild Card

Yankees 67 - 60, need one win to clinch playoff birth
White Sox 0 - 127, disqualified
Minnesota 0 - 127, disqualified

After last night's humiliating loss to the Blue Jays, can we finally stop talking about the Yankees as contenders?

Teams in the playoffs, if the playoffs started today:

Tampa Bay
Chicago White Sox
Anaheim Angels
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
Arizona Diamondbacks

Teams not in the playoffs, if the playoffs started today:

Boston Red Sox / Minnesota Twins (one game play-in)
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Manny Being Mannies