2b31 The Psychological Advantage (Depressed Fan) DFDepressed
FanDepressed Fan    , all the time  The odds are against the
Yankees overtaking the Red Sox in the A.L. East. There's no
getting around that. It would basically take a sweep of this
series, and then 13 more games of excellence. After a sweep, if
the Yanks finish the season 9-4, the Sox would have to finish
8-6. Without a sweep, the East is pretty much out of the
question.  Maybe this is why Terry Francona lost his mind last
night. Maybe he just wanted the whole thing to be over with. Or,
maybe he realizes the Yankees own his team. Maybe he realizes
that his team just can't get the job done against the Yanks.
Maybe he knows the Sox are living off their hot start at this
point, and they've really come back down to Earth.  No matter
what, he has to realize that his team is in trouble. The Sox
have had two strengths all year long, the front end of their
rotation and the back end of their bullpen. The Yankees have
absolutely abused those two strengths. T