Even With A-Rod, The Yankees Are A Long Shot To Make The Playoffs

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Monday, Aug 19, 2013 Even With A-Rod, The Yankees Are A Long Shot To Make The Playoffs Despite winning two of three games this weekend, the Yankees are still 7.5 games behind the Red Sox in the A.L. East. Things are a little better in the Wild Card, where the Yankees are 6.0 games behind the Oakland A's for the second Wild Card spot. But if they are going to grab one of the Wild Card spots, the Yankees will have to pass four teams in the final 39 games. As a result, the Yankees still only have an 8.3% chance of making the playoffs according to CoolStandings.com. The good news is that the Yankees had a 1.9% chance to make the playoffs just ten days ago. Here is a look at how the chances of making the playoffs has fluctuated during the season for the top four teams in the A.L. East... Read » Also On Sports Today: Iceland's National Soccer Team Fired Off This Salty Statement After A Player Chose To Play For The US Instead Johnny Manziel Saw An Alcohol Counselor During His Heisman Season Advertisement CHART: The Real Reason Why Some People In Baseball Are So Desperate To Get Rid Of Alex Rodriguez Tiger's Start At The British Open Looks Very Familiar (And That's Not A Good Thing) CHART: In Sports Television There Is The NFL And There Is Everything Else Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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