Chris Russo guarantees the Yanks will make the playoffs

I was all set the bury the Yanks today, ready to give up on ‘08 and start looking ahead to ‘09 and the New Stadium. I mean sure, they’ve been on life support before — especially after the first two losses at home in the Sox and Angels series, respectively — but with Joba’s injury looming and following two more ugly losses, last night it finally seemed like they flat-lined. But, (cue super hero music) today Chris Russo has come to the rescue: the Mad Dog is hosting his annual “the Yankees are done” special on WFAN, and well, considering he’s been doing this since 2005, we can all now assume with a fair amount of certainty that the Yankees will, in fact, MAKE the playoffs. I know that seems pretty far-fetched at the moment, but hey, in The Stadium’s final season, what would be more appropriate than the Yanks completing an improbable, come-from-behind effort to reach the postseason? I guess we’ll find out in the next month-and-a-half or so if the ghosts have already moved next door…