These Texas + Seattle games are crucial which was why I was so annoyed at the Seattle losses. Even thinking about them now is annoying. Those games could have easily been wins and the Yankees could have been one game above .500 even with the loss today. Starting right after the next series, there is a brutal stretch of games and because the Yanks have dug themselves into quite a hole (6.5 games back going into tonights' Red Sox game), they simply cannot afford to lose even more ground.

Here's the upcoming schedule:
3 @ White Sox 16-15 .516
3 @ Mets 21-12 .636
3 vs Boston 22-10 .688
3 vs Anaheim 18-16 .529
3 @ Toronto 13-20 .394 (the "easy" team is better than their record would indicate)
3 @ Boston 22-10 .688
4 @ White Sox 16-15 .516

That's a combined 128-98 record (a .567 winning percentage) for those keeping track at home. Those twenty-two games will be very interesting...and very important.