Betting on NY Yankees in MLB Playoffs
The American League has always been all about the Yankees. And it doesn’t matter if they are playing well or not.
But since the New York Yankees are just clicking on all cylinders this 2009 MLB season, you just know that they’re talking about them Yankees like never before. But can they really win it all?
The New York Yankees hold the best record in the league. Mark Teixeira leads the American League in RBIs, Derek Jeter is having another great season and they have a good supporting cast in Robinson Cano, Nick Swisher, Hideki Matsui, and Jorge Posada.
The pitching has improved, and that’s the main reason why they are where they are. CC Sabathia has 19 wins, AJ Burnett has 12, and Andy Pettitte has 13. And of course, closer Mariano Rivera continues to dominate from the mound.
So if the New York Yankees are the best team in baseball right now, who’ll challenge these guys in the conference? We have two, the Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox.
The Los Angeles Angels are six games behind the Yankees, and the second best team in the league. Angels manager Mike Scioscia says this is the deepest lineup he has taken into the playoffs since the 2002 team that won the World Series.
Let’s see if they can indeed win it all.
On the other hand, we have the Boston Red Sox, taking the second spot in the AL East. The Red Sox have depth in the infield as they can play with Victor Martinez and Jason Varitek at catcher, Kevin Youkilis, Casey Kotchman, and Martinez at first, and Youkilis and Mike Lowell at third. They also have a solid pitching staff and have one of the best bullpens in the league, not to mention the fact that they play solid defense too.
Arguably, they have the best infield with Youkilis or Martinez at first, Pedroia at second, a defensive wizard in Alex Gonzalez at short, and Youkilis or Lowell at third. Also, Jason Bay, Jacoby Ellsbury, and J.D. Drew make for one of the best outfields in baseball.
Which team will win the 2009 MLB World Series? SPORTSBETTING.COM has the odds.
Boston Red Sox 9/2
New York Yankees 8/5
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