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Working out next to Aaron Boone. And I said, how's Judge? And he said, really don't know.

So I don't know if he was just being coy. He said, I'm not sure.

Didn't say he's great, didn't say there's something wrong with him. Could have said he's great, could have said he's fine. He said, I don't know. So it looks like not only is it day to day, but it might be minute to minute. Might be minute to minute. Now, Sunday at 1 p.m., the Jets host the Packers at MetLife Stadium. And then on Monday Night Football, it's going to be the Giants against the Rams. And can the Giants make it 2-0?

That's the big key. And we shall see.

Tampa Bay won yesterday, 93 and 59 Yankees are 88 and 64 Five games back in the lost column with nine games left to play. So, possible yes, probable no. Boston is six games back in the lost column. Same deal with Boston. Six games back, nine games left to play. I would say that's highly improbable. Although Boston plays Tampa Bay this weekend. And the only way for the Yankees, in my opinion, to have a chance at taking the American League East is if Boston sweeps Tampa Bay in St. Pete and the Yankees sweep the Diamondbacks in Arizona. Then all of a sudden, it becomes a two-game deficit, and they start a four-game series on Tuesday with the doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. I think that's the only way to do it. Two out of three for both of them. I don't even think that works. I don't even think that works. We'll see, but I don't think that works. There's got to be a sweep and a sweep on the other side.

I don't know if you feel differently, and I feel that if they drop out of it this weekend, then you kind of pull the reins back. I don't think Boston can catch you, and if Boston doesn't catch you or can't catch you and you still have those three games in the wild card situation at Yankee Stadium, then you know what? Rejigger your starting rotation, maybe give Cam Schlittler another day off, because Cam Schlittler right now is slated to pitch on Thursday at Yankee Stadium against Tampa Bay. Now if the Yankees beat the Red Sox in the wild card, Tampa Bay's waiting. I don't need Tampa Bay to see Cam Schlittler before they will face him again in the wild card or in the division series.