Back in May, critics were jumping all over themselves to write things off. It was hopeless, they argued, and there was no point in continuing any longer. The leaders on the ground, discouraged as they surely must have been with their progress to date, nonetheless councilled a wait and see approach.

Fast forward four months later. With the best record in major league baseball since the all-star break, the New York Yankees are now sitting pretty atop of the AL wildcard race and and potentially poised to snatch the division lead away from the hated Boston Red Sox. (I refuse to acknowledge their so-called 'nation' -- it takes more than a marketing team to create a real nation, as the people of Iraq can confirm...)

I don't know what the remaining two weeks will bring, but I do know that I anxiously await the opportunity to sit in front of my television (or, if possible, in the nosebleed seats at Yankee Stadium) to watch my Yankees battle through the playoffs.

The surge has been successful so far, producing solid results. Let's not stop until we achieve victory!