MLB Daily Thread: 9/29/17: Sox and Yankees lose, Cardinals eliminated

[soxfan1468927]

Red Sox magic number down to 1 no thanks to them. Thank you Tampa! Could clinch before they even take batting practice with the Blue Jays/Yankees playing a Friday afternoon game.

Cardinals loss officially eliminates them from postseason play. Back to back years without a playoff appearance for the first time since 2007/2008 and only the second time this millennium.

Stanton hits HRs number 58 and 59. Without any true races left, this could be the story of the weekend.

Indians win moves them to a magic number of 2 to clinch homefield throughout the playoffs.

Brewers get a must win to stay alive going into the final weekend. 2 down with 3 to play. Come on Brewers, I want bonus baseball on Monday!

 

[soxfan1468927]

And an update on World Series homefield advantage because @SlinkyRedfoot loves it. New information in bold.

Dodgers
Indians: 1 (Dodgers own tiebreaker due to head to head record)
Astros: 1 (Astros own tiebreaker due to intradivision record)
Red Sox: clinched
Yankees: clinched
Twins: clinched

Nationals
Red Sox: clinched
Yankees: clinched
Twins: clinched

Cubs
Twins: clinched

Diamondbacks
Yankees: 1 (Diamondbacks own tiebreaker due to intradivision record)
Twins: clinched

Rockies
Twins: clinched

Indians
Nationals: clinched
Diamondbacks: clinched
Cubs: clinched
Rockies: clinched
Brewers: clinched

Astros
Nationals: 1 (Nationals own tiebreaker due to head to head record)
Diamondbacks: clinched
Cubs: clinched
Rockies: clinched
Brewers: clinched

Red Sox
Diamondbacks: 4 (Diamondbacks own tiebreaker due to intradivision record)
Cubs: 1 (Red Sox own tiebreaker due to head to head record)
Rockies: clinched
Brewers: clinched

Yankees
Cubs: 4 (Yankees own tiebreaker due to head to head record)
Rockies: 1 (Rockies own tiebreaker due to intradivision record)
Brewers: clinched

Twins
Brewers: 4 (Twins own tiebreaker due to head to head record)

 

[redseat]

I'm telling you Red Sox are squeaking into the post season like always..

 

[soxfan1468927]

I'm telling you Red Sox are squeaking into the post season like always..

"Like always" or just "like last season"?

 

[redseat]

"Like always" or just "like last season"?

It's turning into a thing right now it seems like, not just last season either

 

[soxfan1468927]

It's turning into a thing right now it seems like, not just last season either

What other season are you referring to then?

 

[molsaniceman]

It's turning into a thing right now it seems like, not just last season either

yes cause 2013 is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO long ago

 

[redseat]

What other season are you referring to then?

3 seasons. You know... Under Farrell

 

[redseat]

yes cause 2013 is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO long ago

I knew you would say something like that! Morning

 

[redseat]

ok, fine I'm blinded due to the fact I don't like Farrell so I am jumping it a little

 

[soxfan1468927]

3 seasons. You know... Under Farrell

Okay so you are referring to 2013 when they won the World Series?

 

[redseat]

Okay so you are referring to 2013 when they won the World Series?

how does winning a World Series make it so they didn't limp into the post season? That's all I am saying... They just stopped playing during the last few weeks of the season

 

[soxfan1468927]

how does winning a World Series make it so they didn't limp into the post season? That's all I am saying... They just stopped playing during the last few weeks of the season

You don't have to exaggerate to try to make a point. They went 5-6 in the last couple weeks of the season because they had a 9-game lead. They threw Allen Webster the last game of the year because homefield was wrapped up. It didn't make sense to go all out that last weekend in 2013. Would have been stupid to do so. And the week leading up to the last weekend, when they still had homefield to play for, they won 3 of 4.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Red Sox in 2013 went 15-6 in the 21 games leading up to the final 2 games of the year, when homefield was wrapped up.

"stopped playing the final few weeks"

 

[redseat]

You don't have to exaggerate to try to make a point. They went 5-6 in the last couple weeks of the season because they had a 9-game lead. They threw Allen Webster the last game of the year because homefield was wrapped up. It didn't make sense to go all out that last weekend in 2013. Would have been stupid to do so. And the week leading up to the last weekend, when they still had homefield to play for, they won 3 of 4.

you brought up 2013 and Mol... I did not... 2104, 15 16 they didn't play that well heading into the post season that's all I am saying...

 

[soxfan1468927]

you brought up 2013 and Mol... I did not... 2104, 15 16 they didn't play that well heading into the post season that's all I am saying...

2014 and 2015 they weren't in the postseason...

 

[redseat]

2014 and 2015 they weren't in the postseason...

AGAIN.... REGULAR SEASON IS ALL I AM SAYING

 

[soxfan1468927]

AGAIN.... REGULAR SEASON IS ALL I AM SAYING

I'm telling you Red Sox are squeaking into the post season like always..

So two of your examples of "squeaking into the postseason" are two years where they weren't playing in the postseason?

 

[redseat]

So two of your examples of "squeaking into the postseason" are two years where they weren't playing in the postseason?

ok, "like always" was poor wording on my part... I agree with that.. Just mean regular season

 

[redseat]

Though playing poorly down the stretch did prevent them from getting to the post season but that's besides the point

anyway..

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