Yankee Playoff Chances

After today it got a bit murkier but the New York Yankees have been playing well, outside of that last road trip 3-3 in Tampa Bay and Toronto.  I give the Yankees a real shot at October baseball as they put together a little comeback in recent weeks.  The Yankees are professionals, they know whats in front of them an opportunity and thats what they have a real opportunity.   The Yankees are finally healthy after having a bunch of big injuries up until the last few weeks.  The kids that came up never quit and along with Joe Girardi and the coaching staff this team never fell below .500 all season.  Joe Girardi should be the manager of the year after managing all the different faces that have been on this roster this year due to all the injuries, some to key players and keeping the team above .500 the whole time.  Now that the reinforcements are back, (Jeter, A-Rod, Grandson) this team has shown its capable of going on some extended runs.  They are going to have to go on probably a 18-9 (9 over. 500) run the rest of the season, to get to 90 wins which probably gets you a wild card spot.  They have a lot of games left against divisional foes, some of which are in the wild card race as well.  I say 90 wins probably gets you a wild card because I think thats their most realistic opportunity for the postseason, Boston still has a 8 game lead in the loss column for the division and are 26 games over .500.  I would love for the Yankees to have a 1978 comeback and win the division but I think thats a long shot, they have a better shot at a wild card where their only 5 out in the loss column, from the second spot.