Last time I updated there were 26 games to go. The Yankees have won 16 of the 19 games since then, while the Red Sox have gone 9-11. The key series was held in the Polo Grounds, where the Yankees swept the Sox in front of 3 of the biggest crowds of the year and ran their lead up from 3.5 games to 6.5. New York hasn't looked back, and clinched the pennant in St. Louis after winning game 154. This is clearly the best team in Yankees history (to this point, of course), and while they can't reach the all-time AL record for team wins in a season, they could get pretty close.
However, I'm mostly going to try to rest people up and hope to avoid injuries--Heinie Zimmerman tore his grown and is out for the season. Birdie Cree has been doing a great job filling in for him, and got his 1000th career hit during a 3-hit game. I brought Bill Terry up from the reserves when Zimmerman went down, and Terry's been on fire (in limited usage).
In the NL, the Cardinals are grinding their way toward their first-ever pennant. So, this will probably be the first time since 1906 with two first-time participants. I'll hold off on a World Series preview until things are final, but I'm pleased that I managed to get the Yankees the pennant!
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