Looking at things from a distance and with perfect equanimity—not, I will admit, my forte—the Red Sox should be ahead of us.
Boston this year put together a starting staff with three recent Cy Young winners, still in the prime of their careers.
They pretty much have lived up to expectations. Their back starters and their bullpen looked as if they might be the team's Achilles heel. But they have exceeded expectations, and are among the league's best.
Throw in the fact that Boston has suffered remarkably few serious injuries this year. They got little from Pedroia last season, and didn't expect much this year. After that, they have not suffered a major, sustained injury.
The Yankees, by contrast, lost Judge, Frazier, Torres, Didi, Torreyes, Sanchez, Drury, Tanaka, Montgomery, Chapman, and several lesser pitchers for significant amounts of time.
Given all that, it's not surprising that the Red Sox are headed for the division title, and the Yankees are not.
Well, que sera, sera—that's how many a baseball season works out, often as not in our favor.
However (you knew there had to be a 'however' in there, didn't you)...
Yes? However ... yes?
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