Don't Ask Me Why

 

Inspiring today's musical question from Billy Joel, baseballreference nowhas your New York Yankees at pretty much a done deal to take the East Division—99.9 percent—a heavy favorite to get through the Division Series (67.9 percent)—almost even money to take the AL pennant (46.9 percent)...and much more likely than any other team in baseball to win the World Series.

Yes, it's true!

After:

—Three straight losses due to bullpen and fielding meltdowns

—A turn of the starting rotation that saw it compile a 6.42 ERA

—Ominous turns on the bench or in the doghouse for our most productive hitters

—That mud-wrestling win against the Redlegs last night, which may have cost us two, important regulars...

...the game's leading, statistical muckety-mucks see our favorite ballteam as having its highest chance yet this season of winning the World Series, at 32.9 percent.

The next highest percentage is the Dodgers, at 18.5 percent.  After that, it's Houston, at 13.5 percent.

No other ball club is even in double digits. The Mets, who will win it all if they have Scherzer and deGrom back at full studdliness, are only considered to have a 5.7 percent chance to grab a ring.

"Don't ask me why..."