When you consider the payroll disparity between New York and Tampa Bay, this is one of history’s most unlikely pennant showdowns.
Tommy Pham, shown scoring against the Yankees earlier this month at Tropicana Field, is Tampa Bay's fourth highest-paid player at $4.1 million. That would put him 17th on New York's payroll. (ALLIE GOULDING | Times)
The standings are unforgiving, and you’d have it no other way.