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When is it time to start rooting for the Yankees?

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Brendan25 All-Star

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This thread begs the question... we're kind of in uncharted territory here... can we start, essentially, "game threads" for teams the O's are chasing in the playoffs? I think that would be fun.

I like the idea. Maybe when September starts.

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Like I said in a thread a few days ago: You start to think about rooting for the Yanks when the Taliban gets a baseball team, and somehow the Yanks get involved as the US representative in a kind of divine tournament with the winner getting possession of the soul of America. You think about it then, not necessarily do it.

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I really wouldn't even begin to consider the option of rooting for NYY until we were mathematically eliminated from winning the division from them.

Even then it would be tough. As many have said, shooting for the WC is fool's gold. It should be division or bust, until you mathematically have to settle for the WC.

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The Yanks are playing the Tigers right now. The Tigers are tied for the Wild Card just like us. When should we as fans start to concede the division and go for a much more plausible Wild Card? If the Yanks are playing the Rays I would route the Rays right now. The Wild Card is our ticket to the postseason.

NEVER !!!! :epic: Anyway they are only 4.5 ahead of us enough games and plenty of games left to over take them.

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