This is surely not the end result that Steinbrenner’s were looking for when they (essentially) fired Joe Torre last year and hired Joe Girardi to head up the Yankees. After all, Joe Torre was the longest lasting single-term manager in the Steinbrenner era and had the Yankees sitting on 13 consecutive playoff berths in the highly competitive AL East.

Nevertheless, the Yankees will be sitting at home this October while arch-rival Boston has clinched its spot in the playoffs with a win on Tuesday against Cleveland. Despite the rivalry, and the fact that Boston’s win – and not a Yankee loss – was what eliminated the Yankees from playoff contention, it wasn’t the Red Sox that “took” the Yankee’s regular playoff spot. It was Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay came out of nowhere this year and have lead the AL East nearly all season long. It is still uncertain which team will win the division and which is destined for the wildcard, but with a three-game buffer over Boston, it’s looking good for Tampa Bay.

The Yankees will close their season this weekend in Boston and would love nothing more than to play spoiler to the Red Sox playoff hopes. Grab some NY Yankee tickets and enjoy some beautiful September baseball.

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