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(SEPTEMBER 18th)

Well, the Orioles are off tonight, while the Yankee play the Blue Jays in the Bronx.

But ...... nobody cares.

Hey, when OFFNY doesn't bother posting your lineups with the corresponding starting pitchers, YOU KNOW that you're pretty insignificant.

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Maybe nobody else on this board is worried, but I will not rest until the Yankees have been mathematically eliminated. Their starters (1 through 5) have been completely dominant for a long time now, and Oakland, Seattle, and KC have been weak enough to keep the race alive. Toronto may be annoying enough to get swept by New York and then proceed to sweep Seattle, completely open the door for the Yankees. I want to be able to watch the playoffs without the stress of having the Yankees lurking, waiting to ruin our postseason again.

As it is, it looks like it is going to be up to the Os next week to eliminate New York ourselves.

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Maybe nobody else on this board is worried, but I will not rest until the Yankees have been mathematically eliminated. Their starters (1 through 5) have been completely dominant for a long time now, and Oakland, Seattle, and KC have been weak enough to keep the race alive. Toronto may be annoying enough to get swept by New York and then proceed to sweep Seattle, completely open the door for the Yankees. I want to be able to watch the playoffs without the stress of having the Yankees lurking, waiting to ruin our postseason again.

As it is, it looks like it is going to be up to the Os next week to eliminate New York ourselves.

OK.

You can keep the thread going then.

Knock yourself out.

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(MAY 4th)

The last-place Blue Jays and the first-place Yankees play each other tonight.

NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS

Jacoby Ellsbury - CF

Brett Gardner - LF

Alex Rodriguez - DH

Carlos Beltran - RF

Stephen Drew - 2B

Chase Headley - 3B

Garrett Jones - 1B

John Ryan Murphy - C

Didi Gregorius - SS

Chase Coleman Whitley - LHP (1-0 1.80 ERA)

TORONTO BLUE JAYS

Devon Travis - 2B

Josh Donaldson - 3B

Jose Bautista - DH

Edwin Encarnacion - 1B

Kevin Pillar - CF

Josh Thole - C

Danny Valencia - LF

Ryan Goins - SS

Ezequiel Carrera - RF

Robert Allen Dickey -LHP (0-3, 5.23 ERA)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

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