There is no joy in New York today, at least not for Yankees fans after they watched their team get swept by the Red Sox this weekend.
What was expected to be a close pennant race now has the Yankees trailing the Red Sox by 9½-games, and the reaction in New York has been to hit the panic button.
The days of trying to catch the Red Sox are over, writes New York Post columnist Joel Sherman, who believes the Yankees should focus on holding off the Oakland A’s and Seattle Mariners for the top wild-card spot.