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Before the All Star break when the Yankees were still 14 games out of first I admit that even I was getting skeptical about thier chances to make the playoffs, much less catch the Red Sox. But today the Yankees are only 4 games back and tied for the lead in the Wild Card. It's nothing short of amazing, but I suppose I never should have questioned that this could happen in the first place.

Not only have we been playing well, we are finally starting to see the young talent come up through the farm system that we have so desperiatly needed for the past six years. There is a lot to be excited about for the future. I've written extensivley about Hughes, and to some extent Chamberlin, but Cabrera, Cano, and Duncan also deserve to be recognized as part of the future of the organization. It's fun watching these guys. They are still excited everytime they hit a homerun, or make a big out.

Speaking of fun (at least from the point of view of a Yankees fan) the Red Sox traditional August meltdown is in full swing. It's too early to tell if Gagne is going to work out for them, but clearly he hasn't found his groove yet. There is still way too much baseball left to be able to predict what is going to happen, but I'm telling you it will be a whole new season psychologically if the Yankees catch the Sox.