The AL East has been, and still is, synonymous with two teams. If you don’t know who these teams are, you cannot call yourself a true sports fan (you cannot call yourself a sports fan for that matter), and I ask you to please leave this website (I’ll give you a hint though: One team is from New York, one team from Boston; they hate each other’s guts; and the team from Boston is normally the one who suffers the most, which is much deserved). Yes, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have been the poster boys of the AL East since the days of Babe Ruth and Harry Frazee (yeah, that guy who sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees). The two continually compete for the division title and normally finish 1st and 2nd in the Division (though last year Boston placed 3rd, their lowest placing in 9 seasons) and have played each other in 2 of the past 4 American League Championship Series. And once again this year, these two teams will battle it out for the division and possibly the pennant. The Blue Jays, while they a have solid baseball team, never seem to get the best of the Yankees or Sawks. The Orioles have a well-rounded lineup, but their pitching flat-out sucks. And the Devil Rays. Those poor ol’ boys from Florida. They have about as good a shot of winning the division as…well, lets just say they have no shot of winning. So, I’ll quit the babbling and break down the division.
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