Probably not. Maybe. Probably not. In that order.

Of course, the Yankees have already punched their ticket to the postseason regardless of whether they catch the Red Sox or not. And, let me tell you, I am so excited about seeing the Yankees play the Red Sox in the postseason. Forget about the 18 times they’ve faced each other this season. This is playoff time! Sigh.

In Queens, however, the Mets are holding on to their division lead by 2.5 games as of Thursday morning. On September 12 the Mets were 7 games up on the Phillies. If the Phillies somehow manage to pull this off it would be the greatest story of the year (sorry, Rick Ankiel).

And then there’s the NL Central. The Brewers probably won’t get any more starts from Ben Sheets, which, considering his recent performance (probably still injury-induced) wasn’t all that good anyway. His ERA went from a quality 3.30 the day after he returned to a dreadfully pedestrian 3.82. At least he’ll be on the cheap in next year’s fantasy auctions/drafts.

The Cubs are the better team when not starting Steve Trachsel or Jason Kendall, and the 84-85 wins they’re on pace for ought to be enough to take the division.

So sit back, relax and enjoy the races. I’m not sure how often I’ll be able to post because 1) I’ll be immersed in watching the games and 2) I have a very busy work week ahead.

I did want to talk about Howie Kendrick still batting 7th or 8th in the Angels lineup, though. We’ll get to that another time. Maybe.

Just, out.