Tex: Doesn’t Matter Who Yanks Face In October, “We’re Going To Win”
Ah, the power of positive thinking…via Danny Knobler:
Besides the Yankees (Mark Teixeira’s current team), the best three records in the American League this year belong to the Angels (Teixeira’s last team), the Red Sox (who wanted to be Teixeira’s next team) and the Rangers (Teixeira’s first team).
So with the Yankees far ahead in the American League East and just counting down the days until they clinch, you’d think Teixeira would have as much interest as anyone in who wins the AL West and the AL wild card — especially because it affects who his Yankees will face in October.
If so, he’s keeping it to himself.
Heading into a week where the Angels face a tough stretch of games (a Monday makeup game with the Yankees, followed by three games in Boston and three in Texas), Teixeira said he hasn’t followed his former team that closely.
“It’s tough, with their games on the West Coast,” he said.
And what about the wild-card race? It would seem that the Yankees would benefit from seeing the Rangers pass the Red Sox. The Yankees would then face Texas in the first round, rather than getting the Tigers and tough starters Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson.
“We feel confident that no matter who we play, we’re going to win,” Teixeira said. “That’s how we have to feel.”
For the record, Mark Teixeira’s ALDS last season was a lot like Thurman Munson’s 1976 World Series. He did everything that he could…but his team still lost. Let’s hope his October experience for the Yankees is a win-win…meaning for him and the team.
