If things in the Universe go as they should, the Red Sox will win today while
The Evil Ones fall again to Toronto. That would reduce the
Magic Number to clinch the American League East down to
two. What that means is that Boston would need just
one win in the upcoming six tilts with
The Bronx Embalmers to lock up their
third straight division title—and fourth in the last six years (not even counting the games against
Tito's Tribe and the pathetic Orioles). Potentially, Boston could wrap it up on Tuesday afternoon. Resting key players in the balance of the series at
The Concrete Bunker At 161st Street would seriously tick off
The Steinbrenner Brood who run the villainous franchise in the Bronx. How cool would
that be? Coasting into the post-season keeping
Chris Sale,
J.D. Martinez and
Mookie Betts fresh—while
The Pinstriped Posers battle to the bitter end to beat out Oakland for the top
Wild Card spot—would add to the sweet schadenfreude.
O, Baseball Gods, hear our entreaties!
