While enjoying my first few days down here in Connecticut at Quinnipiac University, I haven't had much of an opportunity to follow the exciting playoff races going on throughout Major League Baseball. One of those races, the AL Wild Card, is essentially a two team race, between the Red Sox and who ever is the second place team in the AL Central, seeing as the Twins and White Sox seem to flip-flop on a daily basis.
I wouldn't say it's time to hit the panic button, Red Sox fans, but this wild card spot in the AL is a far cry from a guarantee. Entering this afternoon's action, the Red Sox are one-half game up on Chicago, and even in the loss column.
The Rays-White Sox series this weekend in the Windy City is quite complex, as a Rays win hurts the Red Sox in the division race (Tampa Bay currently leads the East by 5.5 games), while a Chicago win keeps the Wild Card lead at a point where there is no room for error on the part of the Red Sox.
The Red Sox finish their series against Toronto today, with Daisuke Matsuzaka looking to improve to 16-2, before an off day and a three game set in the Bronx. Chicago finishes their series in Tampa Bay before heading to Baltimore, where they will complete a suspended game originally played in Chicago before opening a three game set. Then next weekend, the Sox and Sox square off in Boston for what may be their most pivotal series since the 2005 ALDS. Red Sox fans definitely hope the result is not the same.
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