I also just have to root against Boston when they play the Yankees because Boston is more likely to be the one that falters this year out of the two. The chances of the Orioles overtaking any of them is small, but the chances are even smaller that they will overtake the Yankees rather than the Red Sox.
Besides, the Orioles were 10-9 against the Red Sox and something God-awful against the Yankees.
And my future father-in-law is a huge Yankees fan, so I am trying to mend fences.