I predicted:(1) They'd have to settle for the Wild Card berth or less;(2) The Yankees would surge and threaten for the Wild Card; and(3) Detroit would gain ground in July based on an easier scheduleWatching Jim Thome get fanned by the Big Unit, Randy Johnson, the other night at Yankee Stadium demonstrated that this great acquisition can only carry the Sox for so longUnless he has a mega-year and comes up with superman statistics, Thome will regress toward the mean Look for him to hit half of the homers he stroked during the first halfA mindless Ozzie Guillen will look back soon in regret at the games he allowed reliever Cliff Politte to blow, but that's only where part of the blame should go Guillen has mismanaged the bullpen all season long Pulling Brendan McCarthy in a tied Yankee game in favor of a lefty was utterly foolish, by-the-book, let's be democratic and give everybody a shot, stupidityThe Yanks are on their way, today, to a three-game sweep of the Sox, which advances my theories mentioned above, in items (1) and (2)Despite the fact that in the late innings Kansas City has a big lead over the Tigers in today's contest, the Motor City's juggernaut continues toward a leading spot in the post-seasonLast year the Sox deserved to win because they kept their minds on business This year they can't seem to stop mugging for the cameras, as AJ did during the Home Run Derby telecastToday, the Sox are four and a half games back of Detroit Look for them to finish July at least five back or moreAfter today, the Sox will only have a three game edge on the Yanks in the Wild CardThat lead could easily evaporate by the middle of August, putting the Sox into retirement by October, unless they wake up, and pronto!
Dr Gary S Goodman is the best-selling author of 12 books, over 700 articles, and the creator of numerous audio and video training programs, including "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant-a favorite among salespeople and entrepreneurs For information about booking Gary to speak at your next sales, customer service or management meeting, conference or convention, please address your inquiry to: gary@customersatisfactioncom
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