[National Champion Chris Cole]

Moose you do say this every year. We should make a bet. Over/Under 95 wins for the Yankees this season. Want to take it?

How about this for stips? I win you have to sport a Yankees Av picked by me. If you win you can find a Yankees sucks av for me or something like that.

[Jack Quinn]

for how long?

Duration of the playoffs? Or just for as many days as the Yankees are over 95 wins?

[National Champion Chris Cole]

That makes sense as many days and the Yanks are over/under 95.

My guess is they'll end up 90-100 so we are talking 5 days or less. That is unless they dominate or totally suck. I don't see either happening.

[Jack Quinn]

works for me

92 wins, and they miss the post season

you read it here first

[National Champion Chris Cole]

No I've read it at OO for the last three.

[Jack Quinn]

if I keep saying it, it will come true one day

[National Champion Chris Cole]

You do have a point there. It won't be next season though.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

mooseheadjack said:

if I keep saying it, it will come true one day

You've been saying it since '04 sir. You're almost as bad as my wire-to-wire obsession.

Even I'll concede the Yanks are the only team on paper who could make a run at 100 wins this season. A full year of Matsui and Abreu, combined with the maturing of Wang and Cano... seems to me the real concern is Mo's durability. If you're lucky, the division is sewn up by Labor Day so Rivera can be rested until October.

[Lucky]

fsolomon75 said:

I love Piazza but he's not duplicating Thomas's MVP-esque 2006 season.

Probably not (but then again who called Thomas' '06?). But toss in a bounce back season from Swisher. A healthy season from Crosby. They can probably make up the numbers from multiple parts if things turn right. In the end Oakland's not built on offense anyway.

But like I've been saying, I need to read up more. I don't know who Oakland might have added or who they might have ready from the farm. I read quick yesterday and saw Joe Kennedy to the rotation and Dan Johnson to 1B. Not horrible but not inspiring.