Maybe that song gets me every time. And maybe it doesn’t. The point is, I believe it’s not how you make it to the playoffs, but what you do once you get there. Last night, the Red Sox did nothing, yet gained a half game in the Wild Card standings when both the Rays and Angels lost. So our magic number is 4 with 6 games left to play, while the Rays and Angels have 5 games left.
Sure, riding a wave of victories into October would make me feel pretty good about things in general. But if we fall over backward off the barstool and into the post-season, that’s good, too. Because once we’re “in,” anything can happen.
So relax. Smile, even. There’s no shame in getting into the playoffs on another team’s misfortune. Just like there’s no shame in rocking out to this:
