Regardless of our levels of objectivity, we're all doomed to fall prey to misperceptions and bias from time to time. The key is to question what we believe is true, and take steps to find out if what we see matches with reality.
The Advanced Scout plays hooky for the second straight Friday, grabs an Italian sausage with mustard and onions and a Sam Adams, and analyzes the New York Yankees.
The Evil Empire will win the American League East in 2012.
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New venue, same drama. The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will always be eventful.
As if last night's game between Boston and New York didn't provide enough drama.
The other half of the best rivalry in sports, The New York Yankees. The Bronx Bombers "only" ended up with 89 victories last season. And the key players they inked this past off-season, have them looking incredibly strong on paper for this upcoming 2009 season.
The philosophy about building a strong farm was basically put on hold for a year. But Brian Cashman made some nice maneuvers, and the result--whether it was intentional or not--allowed the Yankees to lose their first three picks this year. And that is better than losing a first-round pick in three consecutive seasons, of course.